Medical Abbreviations Flashcards by Ashlynn Whitworth | Brainscape

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A1c (HbA1c)

A

Glycosylated hemoglobin

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ABG

A

Arterial blood gas

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ABO

A

A human blood-grouping system

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AIDS

A

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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Alc

A

Alcohol

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ALP

A

Alkaline phosphate

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ALT

A

Alanine aminotransferase

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APTT

A

Activated partial thromboplastin time

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AST

A

Aspartate aminotransferase (a liver enzyme)

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ATP

A

Adenosine triphosphate

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Bx

A

Biopsy

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BB

A

Beta blocker

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BBB

A

Blood brain barrier, bundle-branch block

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BG

A

Blood glucose

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BLS

A

Basic life support

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BMP

A

Basic metabolic panel

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BT

A

Bleeding time

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BUN

A

Blood urea nitrogen

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BURPP

A

Bilirubin, uric acid, phosphorus potassium

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CMP

A

Comprehensive metabolic panel

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CPR

A

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Dx

A

Diagnosis

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DBP

A

Diastolic blood pressure

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D/C

A

Discharge; discontinue

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Diff

A

Differential

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DNA

A

Deoxyribonucleic acid

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DNR

A

Do not resuscitate

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DOA

A

Dead on arrive; drug of abuse

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DOB

A

Date of birth

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EBV

A

Epstein-Barr virus

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ECF

A

Extracellular fluid

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EDTA

A

Ethylenediaminetetraacetric acid

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EIA

A

Enzyme immunoassay

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EPT

A

Erythropoietin

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ESR

A

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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FBS

A

Fasting blood sugar

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FFP

A

Fresh frozen plasma

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GTT

A

Glucose tolerance test

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G6PD

A

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase

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Hb

A

Hemoglobin

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Hct

A

Hematocrit

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HDL

A

High-density-lipoprotein

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HgB

A

Hemoglobin

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HIV

A

Human immunodeficiency virus

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HLA

A

Human leukocyte antigen

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IgA

A

Immunoglobin A

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INR

A

International normalized ratio; another name for a Prothrombin time test

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LDH

A

Lactic dehydrogenase

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MCH

A

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin

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MCHC

A

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentrate

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MCV

A

Mean corpuscular volume

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MPV

A

Mean platelet volume

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pH

A

Hydrogen ion concentration

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PT

A

Prothrombin time

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PTT

A

Partial thromboplastin time

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RBC

A

Red blood cell

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RDW

A

Red blood cell distribution width

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SPS

A

Sodium polyanethol sulfonate

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SST

A

Serum separator tube

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TB

A

Tuberculosis

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UTI

A

Urinary tract infection

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WBC

A

White blood cell