Common Medical Abbreviations Questions and Answers 100% pass

Common Medical Abbreviations Questions and Answers 100% pass ABGs - ANS- arterial blood gases ABO - ANS- blood group system a.c. - ANS- before meals ACTH - ANS- adrenocorticotropic hormone ADH - ANS- antidiuretic hormone ad lib - ANS- as desired AIDS - ANS- acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ALL - ANS- acute lympocytic leukemia ALT - ANS- alanine transaminase AML - ANS- acute myelocytic leukemia aq - ANS- water AST - ANS- asparate aminotransferase ASO - ANS- antistrepolysin O b.i.d. - ANS- twice a day bili - ANS- bilirubin BP - ANS- blood pressure BUN - ANS- blood urea nitrogen Bx - ANS- biopsy C - ANS- with Ca - ANS- calcium CAD - ANS- coronary artery disease CBC - ANS- complete blood count cc - ANS- cubic centimeter CCU - ANS- coronary care unit chem - ANS- chemistry chemo - ANS- chemotherapy CK - ANS- creatine kinase cm - ANS- centimeter CML - ANS- chronic myelogenous leukemia CNS - ANS- central nervous system CO2 - ANS- carbon dioxide COPD - ANS- chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder CPR - ANS- cardiopulmonary resuscitation crit - ANS- hematocrit C-section - ANS- cesarean section CSF - ANS- cerebrospinal fluid CT scan - ANS- computed tomography scan CVA - ANS- cerebrovascular accident CXR - ANS- chest x-ray DIC - ANS- disseminated intravascular coagulation diff - ANS- differential count of white blood cells dil - ANS- dilute DNA - ANS- deoxyribonucleic acid DOB - ANS- date of birth Dx - ANS- diagnosis EBV - ANS- Epstein-Barr virus ECG, EKG - ANS- electrocardiogram EEG - ANS- electroencephalogram ENT - ANS- ear, nose and throat Eos - ANS- eosinophils ER - ANS- emergency room ESR - ANS- erythrocyte sedimentation rate (sed rate) exc - ANS- excision FBS - ANS- fasting blood sugar Fe - ANS- iron FSH - ANS- follicle stimulating hormone FUO - ANS- fever of unknown origin gluc - ANS- glucose GI - ANS- gastrointestinal Gm, gm, g - ANS- gram GTT - ANS- glucose tolerance test GYN - ANS- gynecology h - ANS- hour Hb, Hgb - ANS- hemaglobin HBsAg - ANS- hepatitis B surface antigen HBV - ANS- hepatitis B virus HCG - ANS- human chorionic gonadotropin HCL - ANS- hydrochloric acid Hct - ANS- hematocrit HCV - ANS- hepatitis C virus HDL - ANS- high-density lipoprotein Hg - ANS- mercury HH (H&H) - ANS- hemoglobin and hematocrit HIV - ANS- human immunodeficiency virus h/o - ANS- history of H2O - ANS- water h.s. - ANS- at bedtime hx - ANS- history ICU - ANS- intensive care unit IM - ANS- intramuscular IV - ANS- intravenous IVP - ANS- intravenous pyelogram K - ANS- potassium (kalium) Kg - ANS- kilogram L - ANS- liter, left lat - ANS- lateral LD/LDH - ANS- lactic dehydrogenase LDL - ANS- low-density lipoprotein LE - ANS- lupus erythematosus lymphs - ANS- lymphocytes lytes - ANS- electrolytes m - ANS- meter MCH - ANS- mean corpuscular hemoglobin MCHC - ANS- mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration MCV - ANS- mean corpuscular volume