Week 3- Diagnostic Testing Flashcards
1
Q
ALT
A
alanine aminotransferase
2
Q
APTT, aPTT
A
activated partial thromboplastin time
3
Q
AST
A
aspartate aminotransferase
4
Q
BUN
A
blood urea nitrogen
5
Q
Ca
A
calcium
6
Q
CAT, CT
A
computed axial tomography
7
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
8
Q
Chol
A
cholesterol
9
Q
Ch
A
chloride
10
Q
creat
A
creatinine
11
Q
CXR
A
chest x-ray
12
Q
diff
A
differential (blood count)
13
Q
ECG, EKG
A
electrocardiogram
14
Q
ECHO
A
echocardiography
15
Q
EEG
A
electroencephalogram
16
Q
ESR, sed rate
A
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
17
Q
FBS
A
fasting blood sugar
18
Q
GTT
A
glucose tolerance test
19
Q
HCT, crit
A
hematocrit
20
Q
HDL
A
high-density lipoprotein
21
Q
Hgb
A
hemoglobin
22
Q
K
A
potassium
23
Q
LDH
A
lactate dehydrogenase
24
Q
lytes
A
electrolytes
25
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
26
Na
sodium
27
pH
hydrogen ion concentration
28
plats, PLT
platelets
29
PT, pro. time
prothrombin time
30
PTT
partial prothrombin time
31
RBC
red blood cell, red blood count
32
sp gr, SG
specific gravity
33
T&C
type and cross match
34
TFT
thyroid function test
35
trig
triglycerides
36
UA, U/A
urinalysis
37
U/S, US
ultrasound
38
WBC
white blood cell
39
XR
x-ray
