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1
Q

Ca

A

calcium

2
Q

Fe

A

Iron

3
Q

K

A

Potassium

4
Q

Na

A

Sodium

used to control blood pressure

5
Q

2 hr pp

A

2 hour post-prandial (meal) blood glucose test

6
Q

BMP

A

Basic metabolic panel

Give health care provider info on your kidneys

7
Q

BS

A

Blood sugar

8
Q

FBS

A

fasting blood sugar

9
Q

GTT

A

Glucose tolerance test

Screen for type 2 diabetes

10
Q

T3

A

Thyroid test (triiodothyronine)

investigative workup when a person has symptoms suggesting hyperthyroidism

11
Q

T4

A

Thyroid test (thyroxine)

Ordered in response to an abnormal TSH test result

12
Q

TSH

A

thyroid-stimulating hormone

Used to check thyroid gland problems

13
Q

DM

A

Diabetes Mellitus

condition in which the pancreas no longer produces enough insulin

14
Q

Type 1

A

type 1 diabetes

Juvenile, insulin dependent

15
Q

Type 2

A

type 2 diabetes

Adult, Non-insulin Dependent diabetes

16
Q

aden/o

A

glands

17
Q

lymph/o

A

lymph

18
Q

exocrine glands

A

secrete out of the body

19
Q

endocrine glands

A

secrete hormones within the bloodstream

20
Q

pituitary gland

Pituitar/o

A

“master” gland

pituitary gland

21
Q

Adren/o

adrenal/o

A

Adrenal gland

22
Q

thyr/o

thryoid/o

A

thyroid gland

23
Q

parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid gland

Maintain calcium level

24
Q

Cortic/o

A

cortex

Outer layer of body organs

25
Q

medull/o

A

Medulla

Middle layer of organs

26
Q

Acr/o

A

Extremities

27
Q

Calc/i

A

Calcium

28
Q

dips/o

A

Thirst

29
Q

kal/i

A

potassium

30
Q

Natr/o

A

Sodium