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Abbreviations Flashcards

1
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c/o

A

complains of; complaining of

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CT

A

computed tomography; computerized tomography

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cu mm

A

cubic millimeters

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diff

A

differential

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Dx

A

disgnosis

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6
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eos

A

eosinophils

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g/dL

A

grams per deciliter

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HCT;hct

A

hematocrit (the proportion of the volume of blood that contains RBCs)

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Hgb,hgb

A

hemoglobin

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HIV

A

human immunodeficiency virus

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Hx,hx

A

history

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12
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IgA

A

immunoglobulin A

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IgD

A

immunoglobulin D

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IgE

A

immunoglobulin E

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IgG

A

immunoglobulin G

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IgM

A

immunoglobulin M

17
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lab

A

laboratory

18
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lymphs

A

lymphocytes

19
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million/uL

A

million per microliter

20
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mono

A

monoctyes

21
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NK cells

A

natural killer cells

22
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PLT,plt

A

platelet;platelet or thrombocyte (clotting cell) count

23
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Pt,pt

A

patient

24
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RBC

A

red blood cell or erythrocyte; red blood cell or erythrocyte count

25
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Rm

A

room

26
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segs (polys)

A

segmented, mature while blood cells (neutophils)

27
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STAT

A

immediately

28
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Strep A

A

group A streptococus bacterium

29
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WBC

A

white blood cell or leukocyte; whote blood cell or leukocyte count

30
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WBC differential

A

measure of the percentage of different types of white blood cells present in the blood

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