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Abbreviations Routinely Used in Blood Tests

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Abbreviation
Meaning
Ab   show
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show Classification system for four blood groups  
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show Acetoacetate  
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show Angiotensin-converting enzyme  
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ACT   show
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ACTH   show
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show Antidiuretic hormone  
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show Acid-fast bacillus  
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show Alpha-fetoprotein  
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show Antigen  
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AG   show
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show Albumin-globulin ratio  
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ALB   show
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ALP; alk phos   show
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ALT   show
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show Antinuclear antibody  
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APAP   show
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show Activated partial thromboplastin time  
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show Acetylsalcyclic acid (aspirin)  
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AST   show
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show Antithrombin III  
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show Blood (whole blood)  
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Baso   show
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BCA; BRCA   show
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BJP   show
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BT   show
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show Blood urea nitrogen  
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Ca; Ca++   show
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CA   show
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show Complete blood (cell) count  
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CEA   show
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CHS   show
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CMV   show
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show Carbon monoxide  
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show Carbon dioxide  
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COHb   show
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show Creatine phosphokinase  
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CRCL   show
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Cre   show
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DHEA-SO4   show
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Dif   show
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EBNA-IgG   show
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EBV   show
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EDTA   show
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ELP   show
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show Eosinophil  
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Eq   show
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show Erythrocyte sedimentation rate  
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show Alcohol  
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show Fasting blood sugar  
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Free T4   show
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FSH   show
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FTI   show
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show Glomerular filtration rate  
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GH   show
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show Growth hormone-releasing hormone  
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GnRH   show
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show Glucose tolerance test  
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HA   show
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show Hemagglutination inhibition test  
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show Hepatitis A virus  
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show Hemoglobin  
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HbCO   show
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show Hepatitis B virus  
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show Human chorionic gonadtropin  
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Hct   show
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show Heatitis C virus  
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show High-density lipoprotein  
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HDV   show
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show Human growth hormone  
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show Human immunodeficiency virus  
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show Human leukocyte antigen  
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HPV   show
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HSV   show
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HTLV   show
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Ig   show
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IgE   show
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show Inhibitor  
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show Intravenous  
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show Liver  
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show Lactate dehydrogenase  
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show Low-density lipoprotein  
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show Leuteinizing hormone  
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show Low-molecular-weight heparin  
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show Electrolytes  
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show Mean corpuscular hemoglobin  
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show Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration  
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MCV   show
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show Methemoglobin  
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MONO   show
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show Mean platelet volume  
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show Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein  
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show Norepinephrine  
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show Oral glucose tolerance test  
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P   show
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show Porphobilinogen  
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PCT   show
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PCV   show
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show Inorganic phosphate  
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PKU   show
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show Platelet  
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PMN   show
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PRL   show
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show Prostate-specific antigen  
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show Prothrombin time  
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show Parathyroid hormone  
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show Partial thromboblastin time  
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show Pregnancy zone protein  
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RAIU   show
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RBC   show
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show Retinol-binding protein  
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RDW   show
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show Reticulocyte  
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show Rheumatoid factor; relative fluorescence unit  
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show Rhesus factor  
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show Radioimmunoassay  
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show Reverse triiodothyronine  
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S   show
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show Segmented polymorphonuclear leukocyte  
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SPE   show
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show Triiodothyronine  
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show Thyroxine  
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TBG   show
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TBV   show
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TG   show
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TRH   show
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TSH   show
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VDRL   show
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WB   show
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show White blood cell; white blood (cell) count  
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