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Abbreviations
Blue Module
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A B AB O | blood types |
| AB | antibody |
| AHF | antihermophilliac factor VIII |
| AIDS | aquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| ALL | acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
| APC | antigen-presenting cell |
| APTT | activated partial thromboplastin time |
| baso | basophil |
| bcc | blood cell carcinoma |
| Bx | biopsy |
| CA | cancer |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| cm | centimeter |
| CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
| decub | decubitus |
| derm | dermatology |
| diff | differential |
| EBV | epstein-barr virus |
| eos | easinophril |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| FS | frozen section |
| Hb | hemogloblin |
| HCT | hematocrit |
| HDN | hemolytic disease of the new born |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| I | incision & drainage |
| ID | intradermal |
| lgs | immunoglobulins |
| IMP | impression |
| ITP | idiopathic thrombocyopenic purpura |
| IV | intravenous |
| lymphos | lymphocytes |
| MCH | mean cell hemoglobin |
| MCHC | hemoglobin concentration per red cell |
| ml | millilitres |
| PCP | primary care physicians |
| PCV | packed cell volume |
| PLT | platelet |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| RA | right atrium |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| Sed | sedimentation |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| ST | esotropia |
| Subcu Sub Q | subcutaneous |
| ung | ointment |
| WBC | white blood cell |