Chapter 6 Blood and the Lymphatic and Immune Systems [Abbreviation] Flashcards
a
before
ac
before meals
ALL
acute lymphocytic leukemia
AML
acute myeloid leukemia
ante
before
basos
basophils
BMT
bone marrow transplant
c
with
CBC
complete blood count
CLL
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
CML
chronic myeloid leukemia
diff
differential
eosins, eos
eosinophils
ESR, sed rate
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
et
and
HCT, Hot, crit
hematocrit
Hgb, Hb
hemoglobin
lymphs
lymphocytes
lymphs
lymphocytes
monos
monocytes
noc
night
p
after
PA
pernicious anemia
pc
after meals
PCV
packed cell volume
PMN, polys
polymorphonuclear neutrophil
PT, pro-time
prothrombin time
RBC
red blood cell
Rh+
Rh-positive
Rh-
Rh-negative
s
without
segs
segmented neutrophils
WBC
white blood cell
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
ANA
antinuclear antibody
ARC
AIDS-related complex
C. diff
Clostridium difficile
CRE
carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
GVHD
graft versus host disease
HAI
healthcare-associated infection
HD
Hodgkin’s disease
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
Ig
immunoglobulins
KS
Kaposi’s sarcoma
mono
mononucleosis
MRSA
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
NHL
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
NK
natural killer cells
PCP
pneumocystis pneumonia
SCIDS
severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome