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Abbreviation
Chapter 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blood and Lymph | |
| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndome |
| ALL | Acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| AML | Acute myeloid leukemia |
| BMT | Bone marrow translant |
| CBC | Complete blood count |
| CML | Chronic myeloid leukemia |
| DIC | Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy |
| EBV | Epstein barr virus |
| ESR | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Hct | Hematocrit |
| Hgb | Hemoglobin |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HSM | Hepatosplenpmegaly |
| HUS | Hemolytic uremic syndrome |
| INR | International normalized ratio |
| ITP | Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| IV | Intravenous |
| IVIG | Intravenous immunoglobin |
| LAD | Lymphadenopathy |
| NCAT | No cervical adenopathy or tenderness |
| PLT | Platelet count |
| PT | Prothrombin time |
| PTT | Partial thromboplastin time |
| RBC | Red blood count/cell |
| TTP | Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| WBC | White blood count/cell |