abbreviations chapter 2
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