Abbreviations! Flashcards by Jordan Lipsett

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glycosylated hemoglobin

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A1C

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antibody

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Ab

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adrenocorticotropic hormone

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ACTH

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antidiuretic hormone

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ADH

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acid-fast bacilli

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AFB

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antigen

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Ag

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alkaline phosphatase

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ALP

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antinuclear antibody

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ANA

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bilirubin

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bili

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basic metabolic chemistry panel

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BMP

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brain natriuretic protein

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BNP

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blood urea nitrogen

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BUN

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biopsy

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Bx

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culture and sensitivity

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C&S

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Clostridium difficile

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C. diff

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calcium

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Ca

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complete blood count

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CBC

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creatinine clearance

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CC

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carcinoembryonic antigen

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CEA

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chloride

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Cl

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comprehensive metabolic panel

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CMP

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cytomegalovirus

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CMV

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carbon dioxide

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COsub2

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creatinine phosphokinase

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CPK

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carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

CRKP

C-reactive protein

CRP

cerebrospinal fluid

CSF

culture

Cx

differential

diff

Epstein-Barr virus

EBV

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

ESR

fasting blood sugar

FBS

iron

Fe

frozen section

FS

glucose tolerance test

GTT

hemoglobin and hematocrit

H&H

hepatitis B surface antigen

HbsAg

human chorionic gonadotropin

hCG

hematocrit

Hct

high-density lipoprotein

HDL

hemoglobin

Hgb

human immunodeficiency virus

HIV

herpes simplex virus

HSV

immunoglobulin G & M

IgG, IgM

potassium

K

low-density lipoprotein

LDL

lumbar puncture

LP

electrolytes

lytes

magnesium

Mg

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

MRSA

sodium

Na

nasopharynx

NP

ova and parasites

O&P

prostatic acid phosphatase

PAP

packed cells

PC

packed-cell volume

PCV

phosphorus

phos

point-of-care testing

POCT

postprandial

PP

prostatic specific antigen

PSA

prothrombin time

PT

partial thromboplastin time

PTT

red blood cell count

RBC

random blood sugar

RBS

red cell distribution width

RDW

reticulocytes

retics

rapid plasma reagin

RPR

respiratory syncytial virus

RSV

sugar and acetone

S&A

specimen to be obtained

STO

type and crossmatch

T&C

type and screen

T&S

triglyceride

TG

total iron-binding capacity

TIBC

thyroid-stimulating hormone

TSH

thyroid tests

Tsub3, Tsub4, Tsub7

urinalysis

UA

vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus

VRE

white blood cell count

WBC

within normal limits

WNL

extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

XDR-TB