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Common Medical Abbreviations and Lab Terms
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Common Medical Abbreviations and Lab Terms
Common Medical Abbreviations and Lab Terms
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1
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What does AIDS stand for?
Answer
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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What does ALL stand for in hematology?
Answer
Acute lymphocytic leukemia
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What does ALT stand for?
Answer
Alanine aminotransferase
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What does ALP stand for?
Answer
Alkaline phosphatase
5
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What is Escherichia coli commonly abbreviated as?
Answer
E. coli
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What does AML stand for?
Answer
Acute myelogenous leukemia
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What does ANA stand for?
Answer
Antinuclear antibody
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What does AST stand for?
Answer
Aspartate aminotransferase
9
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What are Bands in hematology?
Answer
Banded neutrophil
10
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What does Bilirubin (Total/Direct) denote abbreviated as Bili (T/D)?
Answer
Bilirubin (Total/Direct)
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What does BT stand for in coagulation terminology?
Answer
Bleeding time
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What does BUA measure?
Answer
Blood uric acid
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What does BUN stand for?
Answer
Blood Urea Nitrogen
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What does Bx mean in pathology?
Answer
Biopsy
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What does C & S refer to?
Answer
Culture and Sensitivity
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What does Ca stand for in clinical labs?
Answer
Calcium
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What does CBC stand for?
Answer
Complete blood count
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What does CDC stand for?
Answer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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What does Chol denote?
Answer
Cholesterol
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What does CK stand for?
Answer
Creatine kinase
21
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What is Cl an abbreviation for in labs?
Answer
Chloride
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What does CLL stand for?
Answer
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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What does CML stand for?
Answer
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
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What does CMV stand for?
Answer
Cytomegalovirus
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What does CPD denote?
Answer
Continuing professional development
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What does CSF stand for?
Answer
Cerebrospinal fluid
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What does DI stand for?
Answer
Diabetes insipidus
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What does DIC stand for?
Answer
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
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What does Diff. stand for?
Answer
Differential count
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What does DM stand for?
Answer
Diabetes mellitus