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Term | Definition |
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LDH | lactic dehydrogenase |
LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
LH | luteinizing hormone |
LP | lumbar puncture |
LS | x-ray of the lumbosacral spine |
MCH | mean corpuscular (cell) hemoglobin |
MCHC | mean corpuscular (cell) hemoglobin concentrate |
MCV | mean corpuscular (cell) volume |
Mg | magnesium |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
Na | sodium |
NIDDM | non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
NPH | natural protamine Hagedon |
O&P | ova and parasite |
OB | obstetrics |
P | phosphorus |
Pap | Papanicolaou test/smear |
PCO2 | partial pressure of carbon dioxide |
PFT | pulmonary function test |
PGH | pituitary growth hormone |
PRL | prolactin |
PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
PT | prothrombin time |
PTH | parathyroid hormone |
PTT-aPTT/APTT | partial thromboplastin time/activated partial thromboplastin time |
RAI | radioactive iodine |
RAIU | radioactive iodine uptake |
RBC | red blood cell |
S&A | sugar and acetone |
SGOT | serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase |
SGPT | serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase |
T&S | type and screen |
T3 | triiodothyronine |
T4 | thyroxine |
TFT | thyroid function test |
TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
UA | urinalysis |
UGI/UGIS | upper gastrointestinal/ upper gastrointestinal series |
US | ultrasound, ultrasonography |
VDRL | venereal disease research laboratory |
VMA | vanillylmandelic acid test |
WBC | white blood cell |