Question | Answer |
LDL | low-density lipoprotein (chemistry) |
LP | Lumbar puncture |
Lytes | Electrolytes (chemistry) |
Mg or Mg+ | Magnesium (chemistry) |
Na | sodium (chemistry) |
NP | nasopharynx |
O and P | ova and parasites (parasitology) |
PAP | Prostatic acid phosphatase (serology) |
PC | packed cells (blood bank) |
PCV | Packed cells volume (hematology) |
PKU | phenylketonuria (chemistry) |
PO4 or phos | phosphate or phosphorus (chemistry) |
POCT or PCT | point-of-care testing (nursing station) |
PP | postprandial (chemistry) |
PSA | prostatic specific antigen (serology) |
PT | prothrombin time (coagulation, hematology) |
PTT or APTT | partial thromboplastin time (coagulation, hematology) |
RBC | red blood count (hematology) |
RBS or BS | random blood sugar or blood sugar (chemistry) |
RDW | red cell distribution width (hematology) |
Retics | reticulocytes (hematology) |
RPR | rapid plasma reagin (serology) |
RSV | respiratory syncytial virus (microbiology) |
S and A | sugar and acetone (urinalysis) |
T3,T4, T7 | thyroid tests (chemistry) |
T&X-match or T | type and crossmatch (blood bank) |
TIBC | total iron-binding capacity (chemistry) |
Trig or TG | triglycerides (chemistry) |
T and S | type and screen (blood bank) |
TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone (chemistry) |
U&A or U/A | (urinalysis) |
UC | urine culture |
WBC | white blood count (hematology) |
WNL | within normal limits |