removal of a small place of tissue.
Biopsy
Bx
Biopsy
measurement of the blood ejected per minute from the ventricle.
Culture & Sensitivity
C&S
Culture & Sensitivity
specialized x-ray procedure producing series of cross-sectional images that are processed by a computer into 2-D or 3-D image.
Computed Tomography
CT
Computed Tomography
surgical technique, cutting thin piece of tissue from a frozen specimen for immediate pathology examination
Frozen Section
FS
Frozen Section
broken or cracked bone
Fracture
Fx
Fracture
persistently high blood pressure
Hypertension
HTN
Hypertension
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
non-ionizing imaging technique using magnetic fields and radio-frequency waves to visualize anatomic structures.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
measurement of the amount of blood ejected from the ventricle in one contraction.
Stroke Volume
SV
Stroke Volume
DOH
Department of Health
CHED
Commission on Higher Education
VDRL
Venereal Disease Research Laboratories
AIDS
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AIDs
Autoimmune disorders/diseases
AMI
Acute Myocardial Infarction
BUN
Blood Urea Nitrogen
2PPBS
2 hours Postprandial Blood Sugar
AFS
Acid Fast Stain
PCQACL
Philippine Council for Quality Assurance in the Clinical Laboratories
FBS
Fasting Blood Sugar
IV
Intravenous
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
IU
International Unit
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
K
Potassium
Na
Sodium
NPO
Nothing Per Orem/Nil Per Os
BAP
Blood Agar Plate
HDL
High Density Lipoprotein
TAG
Triacyl Glycerol
GTT
Glucose Tolerance Test
MCH
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin / Mean Cell Hemoglobin
CNS
Central Nervous System
AML
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
ABG
Arterial Blood Gas
BUA
Blood Uric Acid
EDTA
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid
GS
Gram Stain
TCBS
Thiosulfate Citrate Bile - Sucrose
PCR
Polymerase Chain Reaction
ALL
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia / Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
CBC
Complete Blood Count
CPD
Citrate Pyruvate Dextrose
NPN
Nonprotein Nitrogen
ALT
Alanine Transaminase / Alanine Amino Transferase
MCV
Mean Corpuscular Volume
NICU
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
RBC
Red Blood Cell
WBC
White Blood Cell
ALP
Alkaline phosphatase
ACP
Acid phosphatase
EEG
Electroencephalogram
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention