Chap 13, Blood System, Abbreviations

Question 1

Ab

Answer 1

antibody

Question 2

ABMT

Answer 2

autologous bone marrow transplantation - patient serves as his or her own donor for stem cells

Question 3

ABO

Answer 3

four main blood types - A, B, AB, and O

Question 4

ALL

Answer 4

acute lymphocytic leukemia

Question 5

AML

Answer 5

acute myelogenous 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 than 1500 cell/uL is neutropenia

Question 7

ASCT

Answer 7

autologous stem cell transplantation

Question 8

bands

Answer 8

immature white blood cells (granulocytes)

Question 9

baso

Answer 9

basophils

Question 10

BMT

Answer 10

bone marrow transplantation

Question 11

CBC

Answer 11

complete blood count

Question 12

CLL

Answer 12

chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Question 13

CML

Answer 13

chronic myelogenous leukemia

Question 14

DIC

Answer 14

disseminated intravascular coagulation - bleeding disorder marked by reduction in blood clotting factors due to their use and depletion for intravascular clotting

Question 15

diff

Answer 15

differential count (white blood cells)

Question 16

EBV

Answer 16

Epstein_Barr virus; cause of mononucleosis

Question 17

eos

Answer 17

eosinophils

Question 18

EPO

Answer 18

erythropoietin

Question 19

ESR

Answer 19

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Question 20

Fe

Answer 20

iron

Question 21

G-CSF

Answer 21

granulocyte colony-stimulating factor – promotes neutrophil production

Question 22

GM-CSF

Answer 22

granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor – promotes myeloid progenitor cells with differentiation to granulocytes

Question 23

g/dL

Answer 23

gram per deciliter (1 deciliter = one tenth of a liter; 1 = liter = 1.057 quarts)

Question 24

GVHD

Answer 24

graft-versus-host disease – immune reaction of donor’s cells to recipient’s tissue

Question 25

HCL

Answer 25

hairy cell leukemia – abnormal lymphocytes accumulate in bone marrow, leading to anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, and infection

Question 26

Hct

Answer 26

hematocrit

Question 27

Hgb, HGB

Answer 27

hemoglobin

Question 28

H and H

Answer 28

hemoglobin and hematocrit

Question 29

HLA

Answer 29

human leukocyte antigen

Question 30

IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM

Answer 30

immunoglobulins

Question 31

lymphs

Answer 31

lymphocytes

Question 32

MCH

Answer 32

mean corpuscular hemoglobin – average amount of hemoglobin per cell

Question 33

MCHC

Answer 33

mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration – average concentration of hemoglobin in a single red cell; when MCHC is low, the cell is hypochromic

Question 34

MCV

Answer 34

mean corpuscular volume – average volume or size of a single red blood cell; when MCV is high, the cells are macrocytic, and when low, the cells are microcytic

Question 35

MDS

Answer 35

myelodysplastic syndrome preleukemic condition (anemia, cytopenias, and possible transformation to AML)

Question 36

mm3

Answer 36

cubic millimeter – one millionth of a liter; 1 liter = 1.057 quarts

Question 37

mono

Answer 37

monocyte

Question 38

polys, PMNs, PMNLs

Answer 38

polymorphonuclear leukocytes; neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils

Question 39

PT, pro time

Answer 39

prothrombin time

Question 40

PTT

Answer 40

partial thromboplastin time

Question 41

RBC

Answer 41

red blood cell; red blood cell count

Question 42

sed rate

Answer 42

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Question 43

segs

Answer 43

segmented, mature white blood cells (neutrophils)

Question 44

SMAC

Answer 44

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

Question 45

μL

Answer 45

microliter – one millionth of a liter; 1 liter = 1.057 quarts

Question 46

WBC

Answer 46

white blood cell; white blood cell count

Question 47

WNL

Answer 47

within normal limits