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Abbreviations & Term

Common Abbreviations and Terms

TermDefinition
ABG Arterial Blood Gas
BUN Blood Urea Nitrogen
Ca Calcium
ESR Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
FBS Fasting Blood Sugar
Fe Iron
H&H Hemoglobin & Hematocrit
Hgb Hemoglobin
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Na Sodium
K Potassium
NPO Nothing By Mouth
OGTT Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
STAT Immediatly
UA Urine Analysis
QNS Quality Not Sufficient
aPTT Activated Partial Thromboplatin Time
BT Bleeding Time
BURP Bilirubin, Uric Acid, Phosphorous, Potassium
CBC Complete Blood Count
DIFF Differential
EDTA Ethylenediamineteraaccetic
ESR Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
GTT Glucose Tolerance Test
HCT Hematocrit
HDL High-Density Lipoprotien
Hgb Hemoglobin
INR International Normalized Ratio
pt Prothrombin Time
ptt Partial Thromboplastin Time
RBC Red Blood Cell/Red Blood Cell Count
SPS Sodium Polyanethol Sulfonate
SSTs Serum SeparatorTubes
WBC White Blood Cell/White Blood Cell Count
PSTs Plasma Separator Tubes
Thrombocytes Platelets
Erythrocytes Red Blood Cells
Leukocytes White Blood Cells
Heart-Lungs-Heart deoxygenated blood Pulmonary circulation
Liquid portion of coagulated blood Serum = NO Clotting
Heart-Body oxygenated blood Systemic circulation
Postprndial 2 hours after a meal
Liquid portion of anticoagulated blood Plasma = Clot
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