Chapter 7 - abbreviations Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
A
AIDS
2
Q
immature white blood cells (granulocytes)
A
bands
3
Q
basophils
A
baso
4
Q
complete blood cell count
A
CBC
5
Q
chief complaint
A
CC, c/c
6
Q
computed or computerized tomography
A
CT
7
Q
cubic millimeters
A
cu mm
8
Q
differential
A
diff
9
Q
diagnosis
A
Dx
10
Q
Epstein-Barr virus
A
EBV
11
Q
eosinophils
A
eos
12
Q
grams per deciliter
A
g/dL
13
Q
hepatitis B virus
A
HBV
14
Q
Haemophilus influenzae bacteria
A
HIB
15
Q
human immunodeficiency virus
A
HIV
16
Q
history
A
Hx, hx
17
Q
immunoglobulin A
A
IgA
18
Q
immunoglobulin D
A
IgD
19
Q
immunoglobulin E
A
IgE
20
Q
immunoglobulin G
A
IgG
21
Q
immunoglobulin M
A
IgM
22
Q
laboratory
A
lab
23
Q
lymphocytes
A
lymphs
24
Q
million per microliter
A
million/uL
25
monocytes
mono
26
natural killer cells
NK cells
27
after
p (with a line above it)
28
platelet; platelet or thrombocyte count
PLT, plt
29
patient
Pt, pt.
30
red blood cell or erythrocyte; red blood cell or erythrocyte count
RBC
31
room
Rm
32
segmented, mature white blood cells (neutrophils)
segs (polys)
33
immediately
STAT
34
group A streptococcus bacterium
Strep A
35
white blood cell or leukocyte; white blood cell or leukocyte count
WBC
36
measure of the percentage of different types of white blood cells present in the blood
WBC differential
