Red Module Abbreviations
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| ABG | arterial blood gases
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| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone
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| ADH | antidiuretic hormone
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| AFB | acid-fast bacilli
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| APTT | activated partial thromboplastin time
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| BE | barium enema
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| BUN | blood urea nitrogen
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| C&S | culture and sensitivity
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| C&T | crossmatch and type
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| CBC | complete blood count
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| CK | creatine kinase
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| CO2 | carbon dioxide
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| CRP | c-reactive protein
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| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid
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| CT | computed tomography
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| CXR | chest x-ray
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| DI | diagnostic imaging
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| DKA | diabetic ketoacidosis
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| ECG | electrocardiogram
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| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
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| EMG | electromyography
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| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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| FBS | fasting blood sugar
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| FOBT | fecal occult blood test
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| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone
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| GB/GBS | gallbladder/gallbladder series
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| GH | growth hormone
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| GTT | glucose tolerance test
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| Hb | hemoglobin
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| HbA1c | glycosylated hemoglobin
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| HBV | hepatitis B virus
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| Hct | hematocrit
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| HDL | high-density lipoprotein
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| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus
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| HRT | hormone replacement therapy
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| IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
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| INR | international normalized ratio
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| IV-GTT | intravenous glucose tolerance test
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| IVP | intravenous pyelogram
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| K | potassium
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| KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder
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| LDH | lactic dehydrogenase
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| LDL | low-density lipoprotein
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| LH | luteinizing hormone
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| LP | lumbar puncture
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| LS | x-ray of the lumbosacral spine
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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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| Mg | magnesium
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| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging
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| Na | sodium
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| NIDDM | non-insulin dependent diabetes
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| NPH | neutral protamine Hagedorn
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| O&P | ova and parasite
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| OB | occult blood
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| P | phosphorus
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| Pap | papanicolaou test
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| PCO2 | partial pressure of carbon dioxide
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| PFT | pulmonary function test
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| PGH | pituitary growth hormone
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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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| aPTT | activated partial thromboplastin time
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| RAIU | radioactive iodine uptake
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| RBC | red blood cell
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| S&A | sugar and acetone
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| SGOT | serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase
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| SGPT | serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase
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| T&S | type and screen
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| T3 | triiodothyronine
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| T4 | thyroxine
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| TFT | thyroid function test
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| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone
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| UA | urinalysis
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| UGI | upper gastrointestinal
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| US | ultrasound
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| VDRL | venereal disease research laboratory
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| VMA | vanillylmandelic acid test
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| WBC | white blood cell (count)
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