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Chapter 9
Lymphatic and Blood Acronymes
Question | Answer |
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ARC | Aids related complex |
AIDS | aquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CMV | cytomegalovirus |
EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbet assay |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
HSV | herpes simplex virus |
ITP | idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |
ABO | blood groups A, AB, B and O |
ALL | acute lymphatic leukemia |
AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
BMT | bone marrow transplantation |
CBC | complete blood count |
CLL | cholestrol-lowering lipid or chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
ESR | erthrocyte sedimentation rate |
Hb | hemoglobin |
Hbg | hemoglobin |
Hct | hematocrit |
HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM | immunoglobulin A,D,E,G,M |
PT | prothrombin time |
PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
RBC | red blood cell (erthrocyte) |