Blood and Immunity Flashcards
1
Q
APTT
A
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
2
Q
CBC
A
Complete Blood Count
3
Q
CML
A
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
4
Q
DIC
A
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
5
Q
DIFF
A
Differential Count
6
Q
ESR
A
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
7
Q
Hb, HgB
A
Hemoglobin
8
Q
-penia
A
decrease in, deficiency of
9
Q
-poiesis
A
formation, production
10
Q
-pnea
A
breathing
11
Q
-oxia
A
level of oxygen
12
Q
AIDS
A
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
13
Q
-emia, - hemia, hem/o, hemat/o
A
condition of blood, blood
14
Q
thromb/o
A
blood clot
15
Q
pneumon/o, pneum/o, pneumat/o, pulm/o, pulmon/o
A
lung
16
Q
Hct, Ht
A
Hematocrit
17
Q
HDN
A
Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
18
Q
HIV
A
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
19
Q
IF
A
Intrinsic Factor
20
Q
ITP
A
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
21
Q
MCH
A
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin
22
Q
MCV
A
Mean Corpuscular Volume
23
Q
PCV
A
Packed Cell Volume
24
Q
PMN
A
Polymorphonuclear (neutrophil)
25
RBC
Red Blood Cell , Red Blood (cell) Count
26
SLE
Systemic Lupus Eryuthematosus
27
WBC
White Blood Cell, White Blood (cell) Count
28
ABG
Arterial Blood Gas
29
AFB
Acid-fast bacillus (usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
30
ARDS
Acute respiratory distress syndrome; shock lung
31
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
32
CXR
Chest radiograph, chest x-ray
33
PPD
Purified Protein Derivative (tuberculin)
34
SARS
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
35
SIDS
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
36
TB
Tuberculosis
