Chapter 3 Abbreviations Flashcards
(47 cards)
1
Q
A + O
A
alert and oriented
2
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AHF
A
anti hemophilic factor
3
Q
AIDS
A
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
4
Q
AP
A
anteroposterior
5
Q
baso
A
basophil
6
Q
CBC, cbc
A
complete blood count
7
Q
CMV
A
cytomegalovirus
8
Q
DIC
A
disseminated intravascular coagulation
9
Q
DNA
A
deoxyribonucleic acid
10
Q
EBV
A
Epstein Barr virus
11
Q
EEG
A
electroencephalogram
12
Q
eos
A
eosinophil
13
Q
h
A
hour
14
Q
Hb, Hgb
A
hemoglobin
15
Q
HCT, Hct
A
hematocrit
16
Q
HDN
A
hemolytic, disease of the newborn
17
Q
HEENT
A
head, eye, ear, nose, throat
18
Q
HIV
A
human immunodeficiency virus
19
Q
Hx
A
history
20
Q
INR
A
international normalized ratio
21
Q
IV
A
intravenous
22
Q
L + W
A
living and well
23
Q
LLQ
A
left lower quadrant
24
Q
LUQ
A
left upper quadrant
25
lymph
lymphocyte
26
min
minutes
27
mono
monocyte
28
neut
neutrophil
29
PA
posteroanterior
30
PT
prothrombin time (also physical therapy)
31
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
32
RBC
red blood cell, red blood cell count
33
Rh
rhesus (a blood group)
34
RLQ
right lower quadrant
35
ROM
range of motion
36
RPR
rapid plasma reagin
37
RUQ
right upper quadrant
38
WBC
white blood cell, white blood cell count
39
WD, WN
well developed, well nourished
40
cm
centimeter
41
dl
deciliter
42
g
gram
43
kg
kilogram
44
L
liter
45
mcg
microgram
46
mg
milligram
47
ml
milliliter
