Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Abbreviations Routinely Used in Blood Tests

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Abbreviation
Meaning
show Antibody  
🗑
show Classification system for four blood groups  
🗑
AcAc   show
🗑
ACE   show
🗑
ACT   show
🗑
ACTH   show
🗑
show Antidiuretic hormone  
🗑
AFB   show
🗑
AFP   show
🗑
Ag   show
🗑
show Anion Gap  
🗑
A/G R   show
🗑
show Albumin  
🗑
show Alkaline phosphase  
🗑
ALT   show
🗑
show Antinuclear antibody  
🗑
APAP   show
🗑
APTT   show
🗑
ASA   show
🗑
show Aspartate aminotransferase  
🗑
AT-III   show
🗑
show Blood (whole blood)  
🗑
show Basophil  
🗑
show Breast cancer antigen  
🗑
BJP   show
🗑
show Bleeding time  
🗑
show Blood urea nitrogen  
🗑
Ca; Ca++   show
🗑
show Cancer antigen  
🗑
show Complete blood (cell) count  
🗑
show Carcinoembryonic antigen  
🗑
show Cholinesterase test  
🗑
show Cytomegalovirus  
🗑
show Carbon monoxide  
🗑
CO2   show
🗑
COHb   show
🗑
CPK   show
🗑
CRCL   show
🗑
Cre   show
🗑
DHEA-SO4   show
🗑
show Differential (blood cell count)  
🗑
show Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen  
🗑
EBV   show
🗑
show Ethynelediaminetetraacetic acid  
🗑
ELP   show
🗑
show Eosinophil  
🗑
Eq   show
🗑
ESR   show
🗑
ETOH   show
🗑
FBS   show
🗑
Free T4   show
🗑
FSH   show
🗑
show Free thyroxine index  
🗑
GFR   show
🗑
GH   show
🗑
GHRH   show
🗑
show Gonadotropin-releasing hormone  
🗑
GTT   show
🗑
HA   show
🗑
show Hemagglutination inhibition test  
🗑
HAV   show
🗑
Hb; Hgb   show
🗑
HbCO   show
🗑
show Hepatitis B virus  
🗑
HCG; hCG   show
🗑
show Hematocrit  
🗑
show Heatitis C virus  
🗑
HDL   show
🗑
show Hepatitis delta virus  
🗑
HGH; hGH   show
🗑
HIV   show
🗑
show Human leukocyte antigen  
🗑
HPV   show
🗑
show Herpes simplex virus  
🗑
HTLV   show
🗑
Ig   show
🗑
IgE   show
🗑
show Inhibitor  
🗑
show Intravenous  
🗑
L   show
🗑
LD; LDH   show
🗑
LDL   show
🗑
show Leuteinizing hormone  
🗑
LMWH   show
🗑
show Electrolytes  
🗑
show Mean corpuscular hemoglobin  
🗑
MCHC   show
🗑
show Mean corpuscular volume  
🗑
MHb   show
🗑
MONO   show
🗑
show Mean platelet volume  
🗑
msAFP   show
🗑
NE   show
🗑
show Oral glucose tolerance test  
🗑
P   show
🗑
show Porphobilinogen  
🗑
show Prothrombin consumption time  
🗑
PCV   show
🗑
show Inorganic phosphate  
🗑
PKU   show
🗑
show Platelet  
🗑
show Polymorphonuclear (leukocyte; neutrophil)  
🗑
PRL   show
🗑
show Prostate-specific antigen  
🗑
PT   show
🗑
show Parathyroid hormone  
🗑
show Partial thromboblastin time  
🗑
PZP   show
🗑
RAIU   show
🗑
show Red blood cell; red blood (cell) count  
🗑
RBP   show
🗑
show Red cell distribution of width  
🗑
Retic   show
🗑
show Rheumatoid factor; relative fluorescence unit  
🗑
Rh   show
🗑
show Radioimmunoassay  
🗑
show Reverse triiodothyronine  
🗑
show Serum  
🗑
show Segmented polymorphonuclear leukocyte  
🗑
show Serum protein electrophoresis  
🗑
T3   show
🗑
show Thyroxine  
🗑
show Thyroxine-binding globulin  
🗑
show Total blood volume  
🗑
TG   show
🗑
show Thyrotropin-releasing hormone  
🗑
TSH   show
🗑
VDRL   show
🗑
WB   show
🗑
WBW   show
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: Hope1snotlost
Popular Phlebotomy sets