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