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EAI usually means epinephrine autoinjector, also called an adrenaline autoinjector in Australian first aid language.

HYPER is shorthand for hyperglycaemia, meaning high blood glucose.

HYPO is shorthand for hypoglycaemia, meaning low blood glucose.

BGL means Blood Glucose Level, a measurement that matters when someone with diabetes may be low or high.

PE means Pulmonary Embolism, a blockage in an artery in the lungs, often caused by a blood clot.

DVT means Deep Vein Thrombosis, a blood clot in a deep vein, often in the leg.

TIA means Transient Ischaemic Attack, sometimes called a mini-stroke, but it should never be treated casually.

ACS means Acute Coronary Syndrome, a group of urgent heart conditions that includes heart attack and unstable angina.

MI means Myocardial Infarction, another medical term for heart attack.

AMI means Acute Myocardial Infarction, the medical term for a heart attack happening now.