Abbreviations / Acronyms Flashcards by Arfida Myrtja

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Ca

A

Calcium

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BT

A

Bleeding Time

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BC

A

Buffy Coat

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TT

A

Thrombin Time

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ECG

A

Electrocardiograph

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Na

A

Sodium

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K

A

Potassium

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MONO

A

Monocyte

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AIDS

A

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

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VDRL

A

Venereal Disease Research Lab

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SOB

A

Shortness of breath

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UTI

A

Urinary tract infection

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NSQ

A

Not enough quantity

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FBS

A

Fasting blood sugar

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PC

A

Post prandial (after meals)

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ABG

A

Arterial Blood Gas

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ALP

A

Alkaline Phosphatase

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ALT

A

Alanine Aminotransferase

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APTT

A

Activated partial thromboplastin time

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AST

A

Aspartate Aminotransferase

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BUN

A

Blood Urea Nitrogen

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C & S

A

Culture & Sensitivity

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CAMP

A

Christie, Atkins, and Munch-Petersen

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CBC

A

Complete blood count

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CFU

Colony forming Unit

CIN

Cefsulodin-Irgasan-Novobiocin Agar

CK

Creatine Kinase

CMV

Cytomegalovirus

CNA

Colistin Nalidixic Acid agar

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

CSF

Cerebrospinal fluid (SF)

DAT

Direct antiglobulin test

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

DNR

Do not resuscitate order

EDTA

Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid

ERC

Erythrocyte

ESR

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

FOB

Faecal Occult Blood

G6PD

Glucose-6-phosphate

GGT

Gamma-glutamyl Transferase

GHS

Globally Harmonized System (in place of WHMIS)

GTT

Glucose Tolerance Test

H&E

Hematoxylin and eosin

HbA1C

Hemoglobin A1c, glycated hemoglobin

HCG

Human Chorionic Gonadotrophia

HCT

Hematocrit

HDL

High-density Lipoprotein

HDN

Hemolytic disease of the newborn

HGB

Hemoglobin

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

IAT

Indirect antiglobulin test

INR

International normalized ratio

LAP

Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase

LD

Lactate dehydrogenase

LDL

Low-density Lipoprotein

LIS

Laboratory information system

LKS

Leukocytes

MCH

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin

MCHC

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

MCV

Mean corpuscular volume

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet

NPO*

Nothing by mouth

NRBC

Nucleated red blood cell

ONPG

Ortho-nitrophenyl B-galactopyranoside

PCR

Polymerase chain reaction

PEA

Phenylethyl Alcohol Agar

PKU

Phenylketonuria

PLT

Platelet

POCT

Point of Care Testing

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

PST

Plasma Separator Tube

PT

Prothrombin time

O&P

Ova and Parasites

QA

Quality assurance

QC

Quality control

RBC

Red blood cell

RDW

Red cell distribution width

RNA

Ribonucleic Acid

SAF

Sodium acetate fixative

SD

Standard deviation

SOP

Standard operating procedure

SPS

Sodium polyanethol sulphonate

STAT**

Immediately

SST

Serum Separator Tube

T3

Triiodothyronine

T4

Thyroxine

TB

Tuberculosis

TDG

Transport of Dangerous Goods

TIBC

Total iron binding capacity

TSH

Thyroid-stimulating hormones

WBC

White blood cell

WHMIS

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System