Abbreviations Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
Q
c/o
A
complains of; complaining of
2
Q
CT
A
computed tomography; computerized tomography
3
Q
cu mm
A
cubic millimeters
4
Q
diff
A
differential
5
Q
Dx
A
disgnosis
6
Q
eos
A
eosinophils
7
Q
g/dL
A
grams per deciliter
8
Q
HCT;hct
A
hematocrit (the proportion of the volume of blood that contains RBCs)
9
Q
Hgb,hgb
A
hemoglobin
10
Q
HIV
A
human immunodeficiency virus
11
Q
Hx,hx
A
history
12
Q
IgA
A
immunoglobulin A
13
Q
IgD
A
immunoglobulin D
14
Q
IgE
A
immunoglobulin E
15
Q
IgG
A
immunoglobulin G
16
Q
IgM
A
immunoglobulin M
17
Q
lab
A
laboratory
18
Q
lymphs
A
lymphocytes
19
Q
million/uL
A
million per microliter
20
Q
mono
A
monoctyes
21
Q
NK cells
A
natural killer cells
22
Q
PLT,plt
A
platelet;platelet or thrombocyte (clotting cell) count
23
Q
Pt,pt
A
patient
24
Q
RBC
A
red blood cell or erythrocyte; red blood cell or erythrocyte count
25
Rm
room
26
segs (polys)
segmented, mature while blood cells (neutophils)
27
STAT
immediately
28
Strep A
group A streptococus bacterium
29
WBC
white blood cell or leukocyte; whote blood cell or leukocyte count
30
WBC differential
measure of the percentage of different types of white blood cells present in the blood
