13 Blood system abbreviations Flashcards

1
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Ab

A

antibody

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2
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ABO

A

four main blood types

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3
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ALL

A

acute lymphocytic leukemia

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4
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AML

A

acute myelocenous leukemia

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5
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ANC

A

absolute neutrophil count

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6
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bands

A

immature wbc, granulocytes

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7
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BMT

A

bone marrow transplantation

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8
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CBC

A

complete blood count

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9
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CLL

A

chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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10
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CML

A

chronic myelogenous leukemia

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11
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DIC

A

disseminated intravascular coagulation- bleeding disorder marked by reduction of clotting factors

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12
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diff

A

differential count (wbc)

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13
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EBV

A

Epsteinn-Barr virus- mono

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14
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EPO

A

erythropoietin

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15
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ESR

A

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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16
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Hct

A

hematocrit

17
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H and H

A

hemoglobin and hematocrit

18
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IgA, IgD…

A

immunoglobulins

19
Q

MCH

A

mean corpuscular hemoglobin, avg amount of hgb per cell

20
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MCHC

A

mean corpuscular hgb concentration, avg concentration of hgb in single red cell, when low cell is hypochromic

21
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MCV

A

mean corpuscular volume -avg volume or size of a single cell, when high cells are macrocytic, low- cells are microcytic

22
Q

PT

A

prothrombin time

23
Q

PTT

A

partial thromboplastin time

24
Q

sed rate

A

erythrocye sedimentation rate