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Abbreviations
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ab | antibody |
| ABMT | autologous bone marrow transplantation-patient serves as his or her own donor for stem cells |
| ABO | four main blood types-A, B, AB, and O |
| ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
| AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
| ANC | absolute neutrophil count-total WBC times a measure of the number of bands and segs present in the blood; an ANC less than 1500 cells/uL is neutropenia |
| ASCT | autologous stem cell transplantation |
| bands | immature white blood cells (granulocytes) |
| base | basophils |
| BMT | bone marrow transplantation |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation-bleeding disorder marked by reduction in blood clotting factors due to their use and depletion for intravascular clotting |
| diff | differential count white blood cells) |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus; cause of mononucleosis |
| eos | eosinophils |
| EPO | erythropoietin |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Fe | iron |
| G-CSF | granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-promotes neutrophil production |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor-promotes myeloid progenitor cells with differentiation to granulocytes |
| g/dL | gram per deciliter (1 deciliter=one tenth of a liter; 1 liter =1.057 quarts) |
| GVHD | graft-versus-host disease-immune reaction of donor's cells to recipient's tissue |
| HCL | hairy cell leukemia-abnormal lymphocytes accumulate in bone marrow, leading to anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, and infection |
| Hgh, HGB | hemoglobin |
| H and H | hemoglobin and hematocrit |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM | immunoglobulins |
| lymphs | lymphocytes |
| MCH | mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration-average concentration of hemoglobin in a single red cell; when MCHC is low, the cell is hypochromic |
| MCV | mean corpuscular volume-average volume or size of a single red blood cell; when MCV is high, the cells are macrocytic, and when low, the cells are microcytic |
| MDS | myelodysplastic syndrome-preleukemic condition (anemia, cytopenias, and possible transformation to AML) |
| mm3 | cubic millimeter -one millionth of a liter; 1 liter = 1.057 quarts |
| mono | monocyte |
| polys, PMNs, PMNLs | polymorphonuclear leukocytes; neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils |
| PT, pro time | prothrombin time |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| RBC | red blood cell; ed blood cell count |
| sed rate | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| segs | segmented, mature white blood cells (neutrophils) |
| SMAC | Sequential Multiple Analyzer Computer-an automated chemistry system that determines substances in serum |
| uL | microliter-one millionth of a liter; 1 liter = 1.057 quarts |
| WBC | white blood cell; white blood cell count |
| WNL | within normal limits |
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