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lab tests/procedures
RCN approved medical terminology
Question | Answer |
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AFB | acid-fast bacilli (tuberulosis organism) |
APTT | activated partial thromboplastin time |
Alb | albumin |
AP & Lat | anteroposterior and lateral (Radiology) |
BMR | Basal Metabolic Rate |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
Ba enema | barium enema (colon) |
bl cult | blood culture |
Bx | biopsy |
C-Diff | clostridium difficile |
CAT | computerized axial tomography |
CBC | complete blood count |
CPK | creatine phosphokinase (cardiac enzyme) |
C & S | culture and sensitivity |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
CT | Computerized tomography |
CXR | chest x-ray |
Ca or Ca++ | calcium |
Chem | chemistry |
chol | cholesterol |
Cl or Cl- | chloride |
coag | coagulation |
Cysto | cystoscopy |
Diff | differential |
ECG or EKG | electrocardiogram |
ECHO | echocardiogram |
EEG | electroencephalogram |
EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
EMG | electromyogram |
ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
EUA | exam under anesthesia |
E Coli | escherichia coli |
FBS | fasting blood sugar |
Fe | iron |
FFP | fresh frozen plasma |
FiO2 | fraction of inspired oxygen |
Flex Sig | glexible sigmoidoscopy |
GB, GB Viz | gallbladder, cholecystogram |
GI series | upper (barium swallow): x-ray of stomach and duodenum lower: x-ray of lower colon |
GTT | glucose tolerance test |
Glu | glucose |
HDL | high density lipo-protein |
Hb or Hgb | hemoglobin |
Hct. | hematocrit |
I | iodine |
K or K+ | potassium |
KUB | kidney-ureter-bladder x-ray |
LDH | lactose dehydrogenase (cardiac enzyme) |
LDL | low desity lipo-protein |
lytes | electrolytes |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
Na or Na+ | sodium |
O2Sat | oxygen saturation |
O & P | ova and parasites |
Pro time | prothrombin time |
PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
Phos | phosphate |
RAI | radioactive iodine |
Sp gr | specific gravity |
Staph | staphylococcus |
strept | streptococcus |
Ua | urinalysis |
US | ultrasound |
WBC | white blood (cell) count, leukocytes |