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What does the abbreviation RBC stand for?
What does the abbreviation RBC stand for?
Red blood cell
What does the abbreviation cm represent?
What does the abbreviation cm represent?
Centimeter
What is the abbreviation represented by mg?
What is the abbreviation represented by mg?
Milligram
What does hct stand for?
What does hct stand for?
What is the abbreviation for hemoglobin?
What is the abbreviation for hemoglobin?
What does NaCl stand for?
What does NaCl stand for?
What does CBC represent?
What does CBC represent?
What does IV stand for in medical terms?
What does IV stand for in medical terms?
What is the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid?
What is the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid?
What does UA stand for?
What does UA stand for?
What does CSF stand for?
What does CSF stand for?
What does FSH represent?
What does FSH represent?
What is the abbreviation for millimeter?
What is the abbreviation for millimeter?
What does OD stand for?
What does OD stand for?
What does CO2 represent?
What does CO2 represent?
What is the abbreviation for specific gravity?
What is the abbreviation for specific gravity?
What does the abbreviation 'f*' stand for?
What does the abbreviation 'f*' stand for?
What does IM stand for in medical terminology?
What does IM stand for in medical terminology?
What does OPT stand for?
What does OPT stand for?
What does HCl represent?
What does HCl represent?
What does Mm stand for?
What does Mm stand for?
What does Kg represent?
What does Kg represent?
What does WBC stand for?
What does WBC stand for?
What is the common abbreviation for differential count of white blood cells?
What is the common abbreviation for differential count of white blood cells?
What does ABO stand for?
What does ABO stand for?
What does B/P represent?
What does B/P represent?
What does nm stand for?
What does nm stand for?
What does FBS stand for?
What does FBS stand for?
What does BUN represent?
What does BUN represent?
What does ESR stand for?
What does ESR stand for?
What does HCG represent?
What does HCG represent?
What does TQM stand for?
What does TQM stand for?
What does OSHA represent?
What does OSHA represent?
What does QA stand for?
What does QA stand for?
What does JCAHO stand for?
What does JCAHO stand for?
What does MSDS stand for?
What does MSDS stand for?
What does ICD-9-CM represent?
What does ICD-9-CM represent?
What does POCT stand for?
What does POCT stand for?
What does PPM represent?
What does PPM represent?
What does CLIA CLIA'88 refer to?
What does CLIA CLIA'88 refer to?
What does QC stand for in a TQM system?
What does QC stand for in a TQM system?
What does FDA stand for?
What does FDA stand for?
What does EPA represent?
What does EPA represent?
What does PPE stand for?
What does PPE stand for?
What does HDL represent?
What does HDL represent?
What does LDL stand for?
What does LDL stand for?
What are ABGs?
What are ABGs?
What does a.c. stand for?
What does a.c. stand for?
What does ADH represent?
What does ADH represent?
What does b.i.d. stand for?
What does b.i.d. stand for?
What does bili stand for?
What does bili stand for?
What does Ca represent?
What does Ca represent?
What does CNS stand for?
What does CNS stand for?
What does CPR represent?
What does CPR represent?
What does DOB stand for?
What does DOB stand for?
What does ER represent?
What does ER represent?
What does Fe stand for?
What does Fe stand for?
What does GTT stand for?
What does GTT stand for?
What does MCH represent?
What does MCH represent?
What does MRI stand for?
What does MRI stand for?
What does oz represent?
What does oz represent?
What does PT stand for?
What does PT stand for?
What does pt stand for?
What does pt stand for?
What does Rx stand for?
What does Rx stand for?
What does STAT stand for?
What does STAT stand for?
What does T represent in a medical context?
What does T represent in a medical context?
What does TB stand for?
What does TB stand for?
What does TPR represent?
What does TPR represent?
What does URI stand for?
What does URI stand for?
What does UTI stand for?
What does UTI stand for?
What does UV stand for?
What does UV stand for?
What does WT stand for?
What does WT stand for?
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Study Notes
Abbreviations in Medical Terminology
- RBC stands for red blood cell.
- cm is the abbreviation for centimeter.
- mg denotes milligram.
- hct represents hematocrit.
- hb indicates hemoglobin.
- NaCl is the abbreviation for sodium chloride (saline).
- CBC stands for complete blood count.
- IV refers to intravenous.
- DNA is short for deoxyribonucleic acid.
- UA stands for urinalysis.
- CSF is the abbreviation for cerebrospinal fluid.
- FSH denotes follicle stimulating hormone.
- mL stands for milliliter.
- OD indicates Optical Density.
- CO2 is the abbreviation for carbon dioxide.
- spgr represents specific gravity.
- f* is the abbreviation for Fahrenheit.
- IM stands for intramuscular.
- OPT indicates outpatient.
- L refers to liter.
- HCl is the abbreviation for hydrochloric acid.
- Kg stands for kilogram.
- WBC denotes white blood cell/white blood count.
- diff is short for differential count of white blood cells.
- ABO refers to blood type.
- B/P stands for blood pressure.
- nm indicates nanometer.
- FBS is the abbreviation for fasting blood sugar.
- BUN stands for blood urea nitrogen.
- ESR is the abbreviation for erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
- HCG is a test abbreviation associated with reproductive systems.
- TQM stands for total quality management.
- OSHA refers to Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
- QA denotes quality assurance.
- JCAHO is the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
- MSDS stands for Material Safety Data Sheets.
- ICD-9-CM is the diagnosis coding system.
- POCT stands for point-of-care testing.
- PPM refers to provider-performed microscopy.
- CLIA '88 denotes Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988.
- QC stands for quality control in a TQM system.
- FDA refers to the Food and Drug Administration.
- EPA stands for Environmental Protection Agency.
- PPE denotes personal protective equipment.
- HDL indicates high-density lipoprotein.
- LDL stands for low-density lipoprotein.
- ABGs indicates arterial blood gases.
- a.c. signifies before meals.
- ADH stands for antidiuretic hormone.
- b.i.d denotes twice a day.
- bili signifies bilirubin.
- Ca refers to calcium.
- CNS stands for central nervous system.
- CPR denotes cardio pulmonary resuscitation.
- DOB refers to date of birth.
- ER stands for emergency room.
- Fe indicates iron.
- GTT stands for glucose tolerance test.
- MCH denotes mean corpuscular hemoglobin.
- MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging.
- oz refers to ounce.
- PT stands for prothrombin time.
- pt indicates patient.
- Rx is short for prescription.
- STAT signifies immediately.
- T denotes temperature.
- TB stands for tuberculosis.
- TPR refers to temperature, pulse, respiration.
- URI stands for upper respiratory infection.
- UTI denotes urinary tract infection.
- UV indicates ultraviolet.
- WT/ wt stands for weight.
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