Abbreviations Routinely Used in Blood Tests
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| Ab | Antibody
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| ABO | Classification system for four blood groups
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| AcAc | Acetoacetate
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| ACE | Angiotensin-converting enzyme
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| ACT | Activated coagulation time
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| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone
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| ADH | Antidiuretic hormone
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| AFB | Acid-fast bacillus
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| AFP | Alpha-fetoprotein
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| Ag | Antigen
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| AG | Anion Gap
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| A/G R | Albumin-globulin ratio
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| ALB | Albumin
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| ALP; alk phos | Alkaline phosphase
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| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase
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| ANA | Antinuclear antibody
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| APAP | Acetominophen
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| APTT | Activated partial thromboplastin time
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| ASA | Acetylsalcyclic acid (aspirin)
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| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase
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| AT-III | Antithrombin III
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| B | Blood (whole blood)
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| Baso | Basophil
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| BCA; BRCA | Breast cancer antigen
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| BJP | Bence Jones protein
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| BT | Bleeding time
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| BUN | Blood urea nitrogen
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| Ca; Ca++ | Calcium
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| CA | Cancer antigen
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| CBC | Complete blood (cell) count
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| CEA | Carcinoembryonic antigen
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| CHS | Cholinesterase test
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| CMV | Cytomegalovirus
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| CO | Carbon monoxide
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| CO2 | Carbon dioxide
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| COHb | Carboxyhemoglobin
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| CPK | Creatine phosphokinase
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| CRCL | Creatine clearance
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| Cre | Creatine
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| DHEA-SO4 | Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
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| Dif | Differential (blood cell count)
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| EBNA-IgG | Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen
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| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus
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| EDTA | Ethynelediaminetetraacetic acid
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| ELP | Electrophoresis, protein
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| Eos | Eosinophil
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| Eq | Equivalent
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| ESR | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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| ETOH | Alcohol
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| FBS | Fasting blood sugar
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| Free T4 | Free thyroxine
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| FSH | Follicle-stimulating hormone (follitropin)
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| FTI | Free thyroxine index
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| GFR | Glomerular filtration rate
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| GH | Growth hormone
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| GHRH | Growth hormone-releasing hormone
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| GnRH | Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
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| GTT | Glucose tolerance test
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| HA | Hemagglutination
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| HAI | Hemagglutination inhibition test
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| HAV | Hepatitis A virus
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| Hb; Hgb | Hemoglobin
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| HbCO | Carboxyhemoglobin
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| HBV | Hepatitis B virus
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| HCG; hCG | Human chorionic gonadtropin
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| Hct | Hematocrit
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| HCV | Heatitis C virus
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| HDL | High-density lipoprotein
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| HDV | Hepatitis delta virus
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| HGH; hGH | Human growth hormone
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| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus
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| HLA | Human leukocyte antigen
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| HPV | Human papilloma virus
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| HSV | Herpes simplex virus
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| HTLV | Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus
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| Ig | Immunoglobin
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| IgE | Immunoglobin E
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| INH | Inhibitor
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| IV | Intravenous
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| L | Liver
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| LD; LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase
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| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein
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| LH | Leuteinizing hormone
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| LMWH | Low-molecular-weight heparin
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| Lytes | Electrolytes
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| MCH | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
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| MCHC | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
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| MCV | Mean corpuscular volume
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| MHb | Methemoglobin
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| MONO | Monocyte
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| MPV | Mean platelet volume
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| msAFP | Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein
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| NE | Norepinephrine
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| OGTT | Oral glucose tolerance test
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| P | Plasma
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| PBG | Porphobilinogen
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| PCT | Prothrombin consumption time
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| PCV | Packed cell volume (hematocrit)
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| Pi | Inorganic phosphate
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| PKU | Phenylketonuria
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| PLT | Platelet
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| PMN | Polymorphonuclear (leukocyte; neutrophil)
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| PRL | Prolactin
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| PSA | Prostate-specific antigen
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| PT | Prothrombin time
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| PTH | Parathyroid hormone
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| PTT | Partial thromboblastin time
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| PZP | Pregnancy zone protein
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| RAIU | Thyroid uptake of radioactive iodine
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| RBC | Red blood cell; red blood (cell) count
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| RBP | Retinol-binding protein
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| RDW | Red cell distribution of width
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| Retic | Reticulocyte
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| RF | Rheumatoid factor; relative fluorescence unit
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| Rh | Rhesus factor
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| RIA | Radioimmunoassay
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| rT3 or REVT3 | Reverse triiodothyronine
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| S | Serum
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| Segs | Segmented polymorphonuclear leukocyte
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| SPE | Serum protein electrophoresis
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| T3 | Triiodothyronine
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| T4 | Thyroxine
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| TBG | Thyroxine-binding globulin
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| TBV | Total blood volume
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| TG | Triglyceride
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| TRH | Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
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| TSH | Thyroid-stimulating hormone
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| VDRL | Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (test for syphilis)
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| WB | Western blot
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| WBW | White blood cell; white blood (cell) count
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