abbreviations chapter 2

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environmental protection agency

EPA stands for

food and drug administration

FDA stands for

point-of-care testing

POCT stands for

personal protective equipment

PPE stands for

provider-performed microscopy

PPM stands for

ABGs

arterial blood gases

CLIA CLIA'88

clinical laboratory improvement amendments of 1988 is abbreviated

DOB

date of birth

GTT

glucose tolerance test

JCAHO

joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations is abbreviated

magnesium

mg is an abbreviation for a common laboratory test for

oz

ounce

Rx

prescription

PT

prothrombin time

MM

the abbreviation for millimeter is

diff

the common medical abbreviation for ''differential count of white blood cells'' is

TB

tuberculosis

b.i.d

twice a day

WT,wt

weight

ADH

antidiuretic hormone

a.c

before meals

bili

bilirubin

Ca

calcium

CPR

cardio pulmonary respiration

CNS

central nervous system

ER

emergency room

STAT,stat

immediately

cubic quart

in a TQM system, QC is an abbreviation for

Fe

iron

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

MCH

mean corpuscular hemoglobin

pt

patient

T

temperature

TPR

temperature,pulse,respiration

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

the abbreviation ESR stands for which of the following

occupational safety health administration

the abbreviation OSHA stands for

quality assurance

the abbreviation QA stands for

total quality management

the abbreviation TQM stands for

none of the choices

the abbreviation exc stands for which of the following

cerebrospinal fluid

the abbreviation for CSF stand for

f*

the abbreviation for Fahrenheit

OD

the abbreviation for Optical Density is

B/P

the abbreviation for blood pressure is

ABO

the abbreviation for blood type is

BUN

the abbreviation for blood urea nitrogen

CO2

the abbreviation for carbon dioxide is

cm

the abbreviation for centimeter is

CBC

the abbreviation for complete blood count is

FBS

the abbreviation for fasting blood sugar is

FSH

the abbreviation for follicle stimulating hormone is

DNA

the abbreviation for for deoxyribonucleic

hct

the abbreviation for hematocrit is

hb

the abbreviation for hemoglobin is

HC1

the abbreviation for hydrochloric acid is

IM

the abbreviation for intramuscular is

IV

the abbreviation for intravenous is

Kg

the abbreviation for kilogram is

L

the abbreviation for liter is

mg

the abbreviation for milligram is

mL

the abbreviation for millimeter is

nm

the abbreviation for nanometer is

OPT

the abbreviation for outpatient is

RBC

the abbreviation for red blood cell is

NaC1

the abbreviation for sodium chloride(saline) is

spgr

the abbreviation for specific gravity is

UA

the abbreviation for urainalysis is

WBC

the abbreviation for white blood cell/white blood count is

UV

ultraviolet

URI

upper respiratory infection

UTI

urinary tract infection

diagnosis coding system

what is ICD-9-CM

HCG

which abbreviation is a test associated with the reproductive systems

high-density lipoprotein

HDL stands for

low-density lipoprotein

LDL stands for

material safety data sheets

MSDS


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