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HAEMATOCRIT (HCT)
HAEMODIALYSIS
HAEMOFILTRATION
HAEMOGLOBIN SOLUTION
HEAMORRHAGIC SHOCK
HAEMOSTASIS
HALF-LIFE
HB
HE
HEART RATE (HR)
HEMATOPOIESIS
HEMOGLOBIN (HB)
HEPA FILTER
HEPARIN
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HISTAMINE
HORMONE
HPN
HUMAN ALBUMIN
HYDROLYSIS
HYDROPHILIC
HYDROPHOBIC
HYDROXYETHYLSTARCH SOLUTION
HYPERALDOSTERONISM
HYPERALIMENTATION
HYPERCAPNIA
HYPERCARBIA
HYPERGLYCEMIA
HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA
HYPERVOLAEMIA
HYPOPHYSIS
HYPOTHALAMUS
HYPOVENTILATION
HYPOVOLAEMIA
HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
HYPOXIA
HYPERGLYCEMIA PRINT

An abnormally high level of glucose in the blood. This may occur in various diseases, most notably diabetes mellitus, and in patients given large amounts of glucose intravenously.
Normal value:
64 to 126 mg/dl
Note: mg/dl = milligrams per deciliter.