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laboratory orders & recording telephoned laboratory results
Question | Answer |
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Ab | antibody |
ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
Ag | antigen |
ALP or alk phos | alkaline phosphatase |
ANA | antinuclear antibody |
BC | blood culture |
Bili | biliruben |
BMP | basic metabolic panel |
BNP | brain natriuretic protein |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
Bx | biopsy |
Ca or CA+ | calcium |
CBC | complete blood (cell) count |
CC, creat cl, or cr cl | creatinine clearance |
CEA | carcinoembrionic antigen |
Cl | chloride |
CMP | comprehensive metabolic panel |
CMV | cytomegalovirus |
CO2 | carbon dioxide |
CPK or CK | creatinine phosphokinase or creatinine kinase |
C | culture & sensitivity |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
Cx | culture |
Diff | differential |
EBV | epstein-barr virus |
ESR or sedrate | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
FBS | fasting blood sugar |
FPG | fasting plasma glucose |
Fe | iron |
FS | frozen section |
GTT or OGTT | glucose tolerance test or oral glucose tolerance test |
HBsAg | hepatitis B surface antigen |
hCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
HCT | hematocrit |
HDL | high density lipoprotein |
Hgb | hemoglobin |
H | hemoglobin & hematocrit |
HIVB24Ag | human immunodificiency virus antigen screen |
HSV | herpes simplex virus |
K | potassium |
LDL | low density lipoprotein |
LP | lumbar puncture |
Lytes | electrolytes |
Mg or Mg+ | magnesium |
Na | sodium |
Np | nasopharynx |
O | ova & parasites |
PAP | prostatic acid phosphatase |
PC | packed cells |
PCV | packed cell volume |
PKU | phenylketonuria |
PO4 or PHOS | phosphate or phosphorus |
POCT or PCT | point of care testing |
PP | postprandial |
PSA | prostatic specific antigen |
PT | prothrombin time |
PTT or APTT | partial throboplastin time or activated partial throboplastin time |
RBC | red blood cell count |
RBS or BS | random blood sugar or blood sugar |
RDW | red cell distribution width |
Retics | reticulocytes |
RPR | red plasma reagin |
RSV | repiratory syncytial virus |
S | sugar & acetone |
T3, T4, T7 | thyroid tests |
T&X-match or T | type and crossmatch |
TIBC | total iron binding capacity |
trig or TG | triglycerides |
T | type & screen |
TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
UA or U/A | urine analysis |
UC | urine culture |
WBC | white blood cell count |
WNL | within normal limits |