Blood System Abbreviation

Question 1

Ab

Answer 1

Antibody

Question 2

ABMT

Answer 2

Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation - patient serves as their own donor for stem cells

Question 3

AML - Acute Myeloid(Myelocytic) Leukemia

Answer 3

Immature granulocytes (myeloblasts) predominate

Question 4

ABO

Answer 4

four main blood types A, AB, B and O

Question 5

ALL

Answer 5

Acute Lymphoid Leukemia

Question 6

ANC

Answer 6

Absolute Neutrophil Count - total WBC times a measure of the number of bands and segs present in the blood; an ANC less 1500 cells/uL is neutropenia

Question 7

baso

Answer 7

basophil

Question 7

ASCT

Answer 7

Autologous stem cell transplantation

Question 8

bands

Answer 8

immature white blood cells

Question 9

BMT

Answer 9

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Question 9

CBC

Answer 9

Complete Blood Count

Question 10

CLL

Answer 10

Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia

Question 11

CML

Answer 11

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Question 12

DIC

Answer 12

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Question 13

diff

Answer 13

differential count

Question 14

EBV

Answer 14

Epstein-Barr Viruses - cause of mononucleosis

Question 15

eso

Answer 15

Eosinphils

Question 16

EPO

Answer 16

Erythropoietin

Question 17

ESR

Answer 17

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

Question 18

Fe

Answer 18

Iron

Question 19

G-CSF

Answer 19

Granulocyte– Colony-Stimulating factor
*promotes neutrophil production

Question 20

GM-CSF

Answer 20

Granulocyte-Macrophage – Colony-Stimulating factor
*promotes myeloid progenitor cells with differetiation to granulocyte

Question 21

g/dL

Answer 21

Gram per deciliter (1 deciliter = one tenth of a liter)

Question 22

GVHD

Answer 22

Graft- Versus-Host Disease
** immune reaction of donors cells of recipients tissue

Question 23

HCL

Answer 23

Hairy Cell Leukemia - abnormal lymphocytes accumulate in the bone marrow, leading to anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia and infection

Question 24

Hct

Answer 24

Hematocrit

Question 24

Hgb, HGB

Answer 24

Hemoglobin

Question 25

H and H

Answer 25

Hemoglobin and hematocrit

Question 26

HLA

Answer 26

Human Leukocyte Antigen

Question 27

MCH

Answer 27

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin - average amount of hemoglobin per cell

Question 27

ITP

Answer 27

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purport

Question 27

lymphs

Answer 27

lymphocytes

Question 27

INR

Answer 27

International Normalized Ratio - Ratio of a patients Prothrombin time

Question 28

IgA, IgE, IgD, IgG, IgM

Answer 28

Immunoglobulins

Question 29

MCHC

Answer 29

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration - average concentration of hemoglobin in a single red cells are Macrocytic and when low the cells are microcytic

Question 30

uL

Answer 30

microliter - One million of a liter

Question 31

MCV

Answer 31

Mean Corpuscular Volumn - average volume size of a single red blood cell when MCHC is low the cell is hypochromic

Question 32

MGUS

Answer 32

Monoclonal Gammopathy of undetermined significance

Question 32

MDS

Answer 32

Myelodysplastic syndrome - preleukemic condition (anemia, cytopenia and possible transformation to AML)

Question 32

MM

Answer 32

Multiple myeloma

Question 33

mm3

Answer 33

Cubic milimeter - one millionth of a liter

Question 34

mono

Answer 34

Monocyte

Question 35

SMAC

Answer 35

Sequential Multiple Analyzer Computer - an automated chemistry system that determines substances in serum

Question 36

polys, PMNs, PMNLs

Answer 36

polymorphonuclear leukocytes; neutrophils, eosinophils basophils

Question 37

PT, pro time

Answer 37

Prothrombin Time

Question 38

PPT

Answer 38

Partial Thromboplastin Time

Question 38

segs

Answer 38

segmented, mature blood cells (neutrophils)

Question 38

sed rate

Answer 38

erythrocytes sedimentation rate

Question 39

RBC

Answer 39

Red Blood cell Count

Question 40

SMM

Answer 40

Smoldering Multiple Myeloma

Question 41

WBC

Answer 41

White Blood cell Count

Question 41

WNL

Answer 41

Within Normal Limits