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Abbreviations / Acronyms Flashcards

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Ca

A

Calcium

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BT

A

Bleeding Time

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BC

A

Buffy Coat

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TT

A

Thrombin Time

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ECG

A

Electrocardiograph

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Na

A

Sodium

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K

A

Potassium

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MONO

A

Monocyte

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AIDS

A

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

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VDRL

A

Venereal Disease Research Lab

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SOB

A

Shortness of breath

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UTI

A

Urinary tract infection

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NSQ

A

Not enough quantity

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FBS

A

Fasting blood sugar

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PC

A

Post prandial (after meals)

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ABG

A

Arterial Blood Gas

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ALP

A

Alkaline Phosphatase

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18
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ALT

A

Alanine Aminotransferase

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APTT

A

Activated partial thromboplastin time

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AST

A

Aspartate Aminotransferase

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BUN

A

Blood Urea Nitrogen

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C & S

A

Culture & Sensitivity

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CAMP

A

Christie, Atkins, and Munch-Petersen

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CBC

A

Complete blood count

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CFU

A

Colony forming Unit

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CIN

A

Cefsulodin-Irgasan-Novobiocin Agar

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CK

A

Creatine Kinase

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CMV

A

Cytomegalovirus

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CNA

A

Colistin Nalidixic Acid agar

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COPD

A

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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CSF

A

Cerebrospinal fluid (SF)

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32
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DAT

A

Direct antiglobulin test

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33
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DNA

A

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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34
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DNR

A

Do not resuscitate order

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EDTA

A

Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid

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36
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ERC

A

Erythrocyte

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ESR

A

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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FOB

A

Faecal Occult Blood

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G6PD

A

Glucose-6-phosphate

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GGT

A

Gamma-glutamyl Transferase

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GHS

A

Globally Harmonized System (in place of WHMIS)

42
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GTT

A

Glucose Tolerance Test

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H&E

A

Hematoxylin and eosin

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HbA1C

A

Hemoglobin A1c, glycated hemoglobin

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HCG

A

Human Chorionic Gonadotrophia

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HCT

A

Hematocrit

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HDL

A

High-density Lipoprotein

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HDN

A

Hemolytic disease of the newborn

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HGB

A

Hemoglobin

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HIV

A

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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IAT

A

Indirect antiglobulin test

51
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INR

A

International normalized ratio

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LAP

A

Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase

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LD

A

Lactate dehydrogenase

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LDL

A

Low-density Lipoprotein

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LIS

A

Laboratory information system

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LKS

A

Leukocytes

57
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MCH

A

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin

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MCHC

A

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

59
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MCV

A

Mean corpuscular volume

60
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MSDS

A

Material Safety Data Sheet

61
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NPO*

A

Nothing by mouth

62
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NRBC

A

Nucleated red blood cell

63
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ONPG

A

Ortho-nitrophenyl B-galactopyranoside

64
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PCR

A

Polymerase chain reaction

65
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PEA

A

Phenylethyl Alcohol Agar

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PKU

A

Phenylketonuria

67
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PLT

A

Platelet

68
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POCT

A

Point of Care Testing

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PPE

A

Personal Protective Equipment

70
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PST

A

Plasma Separator Tube

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PT

A

Prothrombin time

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O&P

A

Ova and Parasites

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QA

A

Quality assurance

74
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QC

A

Quality control

75
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RBC

A

Red blood cell

76
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RDW

A

Red cell distribution width

77
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RNA

A

Ribonucleic Acid

78
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SAF

A

Sodium acetate fixative

79
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SD

A

Standard deviation

80
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SOP

A

Standard operating procedure

81
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SPS

A

Sodium polyanethol sulphonate

82
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STAT**

A

Immediately

83
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SST

A

Serum Separator Tube

84
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T3

A

Triiodothyronine

85
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T4

A

Thyroxine

86
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TB

A

Tuberculosis

87
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TDG

A

Transport of Dangerous Goods

88
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TIBC

A

Total iron binding capacity

89
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TSH

A

Thyroid-stimulating hormones

90
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WBC

A

White blood cell

91
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WHMIS

A

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

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