Chemical Abbreviations
| Name | Chemical Abbreviation |
| Amino | NH2 |
| Ammonium ion | NH4+ |
| Ammonia | NH3 |
| Bicarbonate | HCO3– |
| Calcium | Ca2+ |
| Carbaminohaemoglobin | HbCO2 |
| Carbon dioxide | CO2 |
| Carbonic acid | H2CO3 |
| Carboxyl | COOH |
| Chloride | Cl– |
| Creatinine | C4H7N3O |
| Dihydrogen phosphate ion | H2PO4– |
| Glucose | C6H12O6 |
| Hemoglobin | Hb |
| Hydrogen | H+ |
| Hydrogen phosphate | HPO42- |
| Hydroxyl | OH– |
| Iron | Fe2+ |
| Lactate | C3H5O3 |
| Magnesium | Mg2+ |
| Nitrate | NO3– |
| Nitric Oxide | NO |
| Nitrite | NO2– |
| Oxygen | O2 |
| Oxyhemoglobin | Hb-O2 |
| Phosphate | PO43- |
| Potassium | K+ |
| Sodium | Na+ |
| Sodium bicarbonate | NaHCO3 |
| Sodium Chloride | NaCl |
| Sodium dihydrogen phosphate | Na2H2PO4– |
| Urea | CH2N2O |
| Water | H2O |
| Common chemical equations |
| HCO3– + H+ ↔ H2CO3 ↔ CO2 + H2O |
| CO2 + H2O ↔ H2CO3 ↔ HCO3– + H+ |
| HCl + Na2H2PO4 → Na2H2PO4 + NaCl |
| NaOH + Na2H2PO4 → Na2H2PO4 + H2O |
| NaHCO3 + HCl → H2CO3 + NaCl |
| H2CO3 + NaOH → HCO3– + H2O |
| Hb + O2 ↔ Hb-O2 |
| CO2 + Hb ↔ HbCO2 |
