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07/30/2008
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AFB
 Definition
acid - fast bacilli (tb organsim)
Term
APTT
 Definition
activated partial thromboplastin time
Term

Alb

 Definition
albumin
Term
AP & Lat
 Definition
anteroposterior and lateral (radiology)
Term
BMR
 Definition
basal metabolic rate
Term
BUN
 Definition
blood urea nitrogen
Term
Ba enema
 Definition
barium enema (colon)
Term
bl cult
 Definition
blood culture
Term
Bx
 Definition
biopsy
Term
C - diff
 Definition
clostridium difficle
Term
CAT
 Definition
computerized axial tomography
Term
CBC
 Definition
complete blood count
Term
CPK
 Definition
creatine phosphokinase (cardiac enzyme)
Term

C & S

 Definition
culture and sensitivity
Term
CSF
 Definition
cerebrospinal fluid
Term
CT
 Definition
computerized tomography
Term
CXR
 Definition
chest x- ray
Term
Ca or Ca++
 Definition
calcium
Term
chem
 Definition
chemistry
Term
chol
 Definition
cholesterol
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Cl
 Definition
chloride
Term
coag
 Definition
coagulation
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cysto
 Definition
cystoscopy
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diff
 Definition
differential
Term
ECG or EKG
 Definition
electrocardiogram
Term
ECHO
 Definition
echocardiogram
Term
EEG
 Definition
electroenephalogram
Term
EMG
 Definition
electromyogram
Term
ESR
 Definition
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Term
EUA
 Definition
exam under anesthesia
Term
E Coli
 Definition
escherichia coli
Term
FBS
 Definition
fasting blood sugar
Term
Fe
 Definition

iron
Term
FFP
 Definition
fresh frozen plasma
Term
FiO2
 Definition
fraction of inspired oxygen
Term
Flex sig
 Definition
flexible sigmoidoscopy
Term
GB, GB viz
 Definition
gallbladder, cholecystogram
Term
GI series
 Definition
upper (barium swallw): x ray of stomach and duodenum lower: xray of lower colon
Term
GTT
 Definition
glucose tolerance test
Term
Glu
 Definition
glucose
Term
HDL
 Definition
high density lipo- protien
Term
Hb or Hbg
 Definition
hemoglobin
Term
Hct.
 Definition
hemotocrit
Term
I
 Definition
iodine
Term
K
 Definition
potassium
Term
KUB
 Definition
kidney - ureter - bladder x ray
Term
LDH
 Definition
lactose dehydrogenase (cardiac enzyme)
Term
LDL
 Definition
low density lipo - protien
Term
lytes
 Definition
electorlytes
Term
MRI
 Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
Term

Na

 Definition
soidum
Term
O2sat
 Definition
oxygen saturation
Term

O & P

 Definition

ova and parasites
Term
pro time
 Definition
prothrombin time
Term
PTT
 Definition
partial thromboplastin time
Term
Phos
 Definition
phosphate
Term
RAI
 Definition
radioactive iodine
Term
Sp gr
 Definition
specific gravity (urine)
Term
PTT
 Definition
partial thromboplastin time
Term
Phos
 Definition
phosphate
Term
RAI
 Definition
radioactive iodine
Term
Sp gr
 Definition
specific gravity
Term
Ua
 Definition
urinalysis
Term
US
 Definition
ultra sound
Term
WBC
 Definition
white blood cell count, leuocytes
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