Abbreviations (Reverse) Flashcards by Jordan Lipsett

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A1C

A

glycosylated hemoglobin

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Ab

A

antibody

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ACTH

A

adrenocorticotropic hormone

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ADH

A

antidiuretic hormone

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AFB

A

acid-fast bacilli

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Ag

A

antigen

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ALP

A

alkaline phosphatase

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ANA

A

antinuclear antibody

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bili

A

bilirubin

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BMP

A

basic metabolic chemistry panel

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BNP

A

brain natriuretic protein

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BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen

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Bx

A

biopsy

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C&S

A

culture and sensitivity

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C. diff

A

Clostridium difficile

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Ca

A

calcium

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CBC

A

complete blood count

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CC

A

creatinine clearance

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CEA

A

carcinoembryonic antigen

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Cl

A

chloride

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CMP

A

comprehensive metabolic panel

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CMV

A

cytomegalovirus

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COsub2

A

carbon dioxide

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CPK

A

creatinine phosphokinase

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CRKP

carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

CRP

C-reactive protein

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

Cx

culture

diff

differential

EBV

Epstein-Barr virus

ESR

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

FBS

fasting blood sugar

Fe

iron

FS

frozen section

GTT

glucose tolerance test

H&H

hemoglobin and hematocrit

HbsAg

hepatitis B surface antigen

hCG

human chorionic gonadotropin

Hct

hematocrit

HDL

high-density lipoprotein

Hgb

hemoglobin

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HSV

herpes simplex virus

IgG, IgM

immunoglobulin G & M

K

potassium

LDL

low-density lipoprotein

LP

lumbar puncture

lytes

electrolytes

Mg

magnesium

MRSA

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Na

sodium

NP

nasopharynx

O&P

ova and parasites

PAP

prostatic acid phosphatase

PC

packed cells

PCV

packed-cell volume

phos

phosphorus

POCT

point-of-care testing

PP

postprandial

PSA

prostatic specific antigen

PT

prothrombin time

PTT

partial thromboplastin time

RBC

red blood cell count

RBS

random blood sugar

RDW

red cell distribution width

retics

reticulocytes

RPR

rapid plasma reagin

RSV

respiratory syncytial virus

S&A

sugar and acetone

STO

specimen to be obtained

T&C

type and crossmatch

T&S

type and screen

TG

triglyceride

TIBC

total iron-binding capacity

TSH

thyroid-stimulating hormone

Tsub3, Tsub4, Tsub7

thyroid tests

UA

urinalysis

VRE

vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus

WBC

white blood cell count

WNL

within normal limits

XDR-TB

extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis