. "Appendix A: Glossary and Acronyms." Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2005.
The following HTML text is provided to enhance online
readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML.
Please use the page image
as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy.
Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate
Function
Role played by a nutrient in growth, development, and maturation
GFR
Glomerular filtration rate
Hazard identification
First step in a risk assessment, which is concerned with the collection, organization, and evaluation of all information pertaining to the toxic properties of a nutrient
Health Canada
The federal department in Canada responsible for maintaining and improving the health of Canadian people
HDL
High-density lipoprotein
Hyperhydration
Higher than normal total body water (euhydration)
Hyperkalemia
Serum potassium concentration > 5.0 mEq/L or mmol/L
Hypernatremia
Serum sodium concentration > 145 mEq/L or mmol/L
Hypertension
Systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mm Hg
Hypohydration
Lower than normal total body water (euhydration) (see dehydration)
Hypokalemia
Serum potassium concentration < 3.5 mEq/L or mmol/L
Hyponatremia
Serum sodium concentration < 135 mEq/L or mmol/L
ICF
Intracellular fluid
IOM
Institute of Medicine
LDL
Low-density lipoprotein
LOAEL
Lowest-observed-adverse-effect level; the lowest intake (or experimental dose) of a nutrient at which an adverse effect has been identified
MAP
Mean arterial pressure; diastolic pressure times 2 plus systolic pressure over 3; the average pressure during a cardiac cycle
MCL
Maximum contaminant level; a level set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for environmental contaminants
