Chapter 13: Abbreviations Flashcards
1
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Ab
A
antibody
2
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ABMT
A
autologous bone marrow transplantation
3
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ABO
A
four main blood types–A, B, AB, O
4
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ALL
A
acute lymphocytic leukemia
5
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AML
A
acute myelogenous leukemia
6
Q
ANC
A
absolute neutrophil count
7
Q
ASCT
A
autologous stem cell transplantation
8
Q
bands
A
immature white blood cells (granulocytes)
9
Q
baso
A
basophils
10
Q
BMT
A
bone marrow transplantation
11
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
12
Q
CLL
A
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
13
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CML
A
chronic myelogenous leukemia
14
Q
DIC
A
disseminated intravascular coagulation
15
Q
diff
A
differential count (white blood cells)
16
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EBV
A
epsteing-Barr virus; cause of mononucleosis
17
Q
eos
A
eosinophils
18
Q
EPO
A
erythropoietin
19
Q
ESR
A
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
20
Q
Fe
A
iron
21
Q
G-CSF
A
granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
22
Q
GM-CSF
A
granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
23
Q
g/dL
A
gram per deciliter
24
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GCHD
A
graft-versus-host disease
25
HCL
hairy cell leukemia
26
Hct
hematocrit
27
Hgb
| HGB
hemoglobin
28
H and H
hemoglobin and hematocrit
29
HLA
human leukocyte antigen
30
IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM
immunoglobins
31
lymphs
lymphocytes
32
MCH
mean corpuscular hemoglobin
33
MCHC
mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
34
MCV
mean corpuscular volume
35
MDS
myelodysplastic syndrome
36
mm3
cubic millimeter
37
mono
monocyte
38
polys
PMNs
PMNLs
polymorphonuclear leukocytes; neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils
39
Pr
| pro time
prothrombin time
40
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
41
RBC
red blood cell; red blood cell count
42
sed rate
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
43
segs
segmented, mature white blood cells (neutrophils)
44
SMAC
Sequential Multiple Analyzer computer
45
WBC
white blood cell; white blood cell count
46
WNL
within normal limits
