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Medical students and professionals at any level, seeking any degree, certification, or with any job title, agree that this best-seller is an incredibly useful tool. Nurses, medical coders and administrators say it is a must-have to do a quick lookup or to intensely study for an exam. Finding an answer is as easy as turning one page of this 6 page laminated guide that was expertly organized by our author and designers for quick reference that is faster than the internet.
Abbreviations and acronyms covered in this guide:
- Weights & Measurements
- Drugs
- Formulations
- Administration
- References
- Standards & Regulations
- Diagnostic Testing
- Professional Designations
- Managed Care
- Agencies & Organizations
- Health Assessment
- Specialized Areas & Facilities
- Locations & Directions
- Body Systems
- Blood System
- Cardiovascular System
- Endocrine System
- Female Reproductive System
- Gastrointestinal System
- Integumentary System
- Lymphatic/Immune System
- Muscular System
- Male Reproductive System
- Nervous System
- Respiratory System
- Skeletal System
- Special Senses: Eye/Ear
- Urinary System
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BODY SYSTEMS
Blood System
Cardiovascular System
| ABMT | autologous bone marrow transplant |
| ABO | blood groups |
| AC | anticoagulant |
| ACT | anticoagulant therapy |
| agg, aggl | agglutination |
| AHF | antihemophilic factor |
| AIHA | autoimmune hemolytic anemia |
| ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
| AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
| APA | antipernicious anemia (factor) |
| AUL | acute undifferentiated leukemia |
| B, bl, bld | blood |
| baso | basophil |
| bl | bleeding |
| BMB | bone marrow biopsy |
| BMT | bone marrow transplant |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
| coag | coagulation |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| eos, eosins | eosinophil |
| EPO | erythropoietin |
| IF | intrinsic factor |
| ITP | idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura |
| LIF | leukemia-inhibitory factor |
| lymphs | lymphocytes |
| mono | monocyte |
| PAF | platelet-activating factor |
| plats, PLT | platelet |
| PMN, polys, segs | polymorphonuclear neutrophils |
| PNH | paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria |
| PV | polycythemia vera |
| RBC | red blood cell, red blood cell count |
| retic | reticulocyte |
| Rh | Rhesus blood factor |
| SCT | sickle cell trait |
| T&C | type & crossmatch |
| TTP | thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura |
| WBC | white blood cell, white blood cell count |
| ABP | arterial blood pressure |
| ACLS | advanced cardiac life support |
| AED | automated external defibrillator |
| AF, Afib, at fib | atrial fibrillation |
| AIVR | accelerated idioventricular rhythm |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| ang | angiogram |
| Ao | aorta |
| AR | aortic regurgitation |
| AS | aortic stenosis, arteriosclerosis |
| ASCVD | arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| AV, A-V | atrioventricular, arteriovenous |
| AVB | atrioventricular block |
| AVD | aortic valve disease |
| AVR | aortic valve replacement |
| AVS | arteriovenous shunt |
| BBB | bundle branch block |
| BCLS | basic cardiac life support |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BPd, DBP | blood pressure, diastolic |
| bpm | beats per minute |
| BPs, SBP | blood pressure, systolic |
| CA | cardiac arrest, cancer, cardiac arrhythmia |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CABS | coronary artery bypass surgery |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CEA | carotid enda... |
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Weights/Measurements
- Pharmacology
- Diagnostic Testing
- Managed Care
- Agencies/Organizations
- Health Assessment
- Specialized Areas/Facilities
- Locations & Directions
- Body Systems