Abbreviations! Flashcards

1
Q

glycosylated hemoglobin

A

A1C

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2
Q

antibody

A

Ab

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3
Q

adrenocorticotropic hormone

A

ACTH

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4
Q

antidiuretic hormone

A

ADH

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5
Q

acid-fast bacilli

A

AFB

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6
Q

antigen

A

Ag

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7
Q

alkaline phosphatase

A

ALP

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8
Q

antinuclear antibody

A

ANA

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9
Q

bilirubin

A

bili

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10
Q

basic metabolic chemistry panel

A

BMP

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11
Q

brain natriuretic protein

A

BNP

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12
Q

blood urea nitrogen

A

BUN

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13
Q

biopsy

A

Bx

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14
Q

culture and sensitivity

A

C&S

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15
Q

Clostridium difficile

A

C. diff

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16
Q

calcium

A

Ca

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17
Q

complete blood count

A

CBC

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18
Q

creatinine clearance

A

CC

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19
Q

carcinoembryonic antigen

A

CEA

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20
Q

chloride

A

Cl

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21
Q

comprehensive metabolic panel

A

CMP

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22
Q

cytomegalovirus

A

CMV

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23
Q

carbon dioxide

A

COsub2

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24
Q

creatinine phosphokinase

A

CPK

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25
Q

carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

A

CRKP

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26
Q

C-reactive protein

A

CRP

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27
Q

cerebrospinal fluid

A

CSF

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28
Q

culture

A

Cx

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29
Q

differential

A

diff

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30
Q

Epstein-Barr virus

A

EBV

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31
Q

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

A

ESR

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32
Q

fasting blood sugar

A

FBS

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33
Q

iron

A

Fe

34
Q

frozen section

A

FS

35
Q

glucose tolerance test

A

GTT

36
Q

hemoglobin and hematocrit

A

H&H

37
Q

hepatitis B surface antigen

A

HbsAg

38
Q

human chorionic gonadotropin

A

hCG

39
Q

hematocrit

A

Hct

40
Q

high-density lipoprotein

A

HDL

41
Q

hemoglobin

A

Hgb

42
Q

human immunodeficiency virus

A

HIV

43
Q

herpes simplex virus

A

HSV

44
Q

immunoglobulin G & M

A

IgG, IgM

45
Q

potassium

A

K

46
Q

low-density lipoprotein

A

LDL

47
Q

lumbar puncture

A

LP

48
Q

electrolytes

A

lytes

49
Q

magnesium

A

Mg

50
Q

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

A

MRSA

51
Q

sodium

A

Na

52
Q

nasopharynx

A

NP

53
Q

ova and parasites

A

O&P

54
Q

prostatic acid phosphatase

A

PAP

55
Q

packed cells

A

PC

56
Q

packed-cell volume

A

PCV

57
Q

phosphorus

A

phos

58
Q

point-of-care testing

A

POCT

59
Q

postprandial

A

PP

60
Q

prostatic specific antigen

A

PSA

61
Q

prothrombin time

A

PT

62
Q

partial thromboplastin time

A

PTT

63
Q

red blood cell count

A

RBC

64
Q

random blood sugar

A

RBS

65
Q

red cell distribution width

A

RDW

66
Q

reticulocytes

A

retics

67
Q

rapid plasma reagin

A

RPR

68
Q

respiratory syncytial virus

A

RSV

69
Q

sugar and acetone

A

S&A

70
Q

specimen to be obtained

A

STO

71
Q

type and crossmatch

A

T&C

72
Q

type and screen

A

T&S

73
Q

triglyceride

A

TG

74
Q

total iron-binding capacity

A

TIBC

75
Q

thyroid-stimulating hormone

A

TSH

76
Q

thyroid tests

A

Tsub3, Tsub4, Tsub7

77
Q

urinalysis

A

UA

78
Q

vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus

A

VRE

79
Q

white blood cell count

A

WBC

80
Q

within normal limits

A

WNL

81
Q

extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

A

XDR-TB