Abbreviations (reverse) Flashcards
Arterial Blood Gas.
- ABG.
Acid phosphatase.
- ACP.
Adrenocorticotropic hormone.
- ACTH.
Anti-diuretic hormone.
- ADH.
Adenosine diphosphate.
- ADP.
Alpha1-fetoprotein.
- AFP.
Albumin-Globulin Ratio.
- A/G.
Amino-levulinic acid.
- ALA.
Alkaline phosphatase.
- ALP.
Alanine aminotransferase.
- ALT.
Acute Myocardial Infraction.
- AMI.
Amylase.
- AMS.
As soon as possible.
- ASAP.
Aspartate amino transferase.
- AST.
Adenosine triphosphate.
- ATP.
Bromcresol Green.
- BCG.
Bromcresol Purple
- BCP.
Basal metabolic rate.
- BMR.
Blood Urea Nitrogen.
- BUN.
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate.
- cAMP.
College of American Pathologist.
- CAP.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
- CDC.
Carcinoembyronic antigen.
- CEA.
Coronary heart disease.
- CHD.
Counter immunoelectrophoresis.
- CIE.
Creatine (phospho) kinase.
- CK, CPK.
Carboxyhemoglobin.
- COHb.
Chemically pure.
- CP.
Counts per minute.
- CPM.
C-reactive protein.
- CRP.
Coefficient of variation.
- CV.
Diabetes mellitus.
- DM.
Deoxyribonucleic acid.
- DNA.
Extracellular fluid.
- ECF.
Ethylenediaminotetra acetic acid.
- EDTA.
Enzyme immunoassay.
- EIA.
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
- ELISA.
Enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique.
- EMIT.
Estrogen receptor assay.
- ERA.
Ethanol.
- ETOH.
Fasting blood sugar.
- FBS.
Free fatty acid.
- FFA.
Fluorescent immunoassay.
- FIA.
Fluorescence polarization immunoassay.
- FPIA.
Follicle stimulating hormone.
- FSH.
Free triiodothyronine.
- FT3.
Free triiodothyronine index.
- FT3I.
Free thyroxine.
- FT4.
Free thyroxine index.
- FT4I.
Gas chromatograph-Mass spectrometer.
- GC-MS.
Glomerular filtration rate.
- GFR.
Gamma glutamyltransferase.
- GGT.
Growth Hormone.
- GH.
Glycosylated hemoglobin.
- GHb.
Gas-liquid chromatography.
- GLC.
Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase.
- G6PD.
Glucose tolerance test.
- GTT
Hemoglobin A1C.
- HBA1C.
Human chorionic gonadotropin.
- HCG.
Hemolytic disease of the newborn.
- HDN.
5-hydroxy indole acetic acid.
- 5-HIAA.
Human placental lactogen.
- HPL.
High performance liquid chromatography.
- HPLC.
High performance thin layer chromatography.
- HPTLC.