acronym

ABG

Arterial Blood Gas

ALP

Alkaline Phosphatase

ANA

Antinuclear Antibodies

aPTT

Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time

BAC

Blood Alcohol Concentration

BMP

Basic Metabolic Panel

BNP

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide

BUN

Blood Urea Nitrogen

CBC

Complete Blood Count

CK

Creatine Kinase

CMP

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

CRP

C-Reactive Protein

CSF

Cerebral Spinal Fluid

ESR

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

hCG

ß‑Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Hct

Hematocrit

Hgb

Hemoglobin

INR

International Normalized Ratio

LA

Lactic Acid

LH

Luteinizing Hormone

PT

Prothrombin Time

PTT

Partial Thromboplastin Time

RF

Rheumatoid Factor

RDW

Red Cell Distribution Width

RBC

Red Blood Cell

TSH

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

UA

Urinalysis

UC/UCx

Urine Culture

WBC

White Blood Cell

ACD

Acid Citrate Dextrose

EDTA

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid

ETS

Evacuated Tube System

SST

Serum Separator Tube

LIS

Laboratory Information System

PST

Plasma Separator Tube

SPS

Sodium Polyanethol Sulfonate

BC/BCx

Blood Culture

C&S

Culture & Sensitivity

CCMS

Clean Catch Midstream

FMV

First-Morning Void

FOBT

Fecal Occult Blood Test

FUO

Fever of Unknown Origin

NBS

Newborn Screening

O&P

Ova and Parasite

DVT

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Dx

Diagnosis

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

PE

Pulmonary Embolism

PKU

Phenylketonuria

PNS

Peripheral Nervous System

Rh

Rhesus factor

RSV

Respiratory Syncytial Virus

TB

Tuberculosis

TIA

Transient Ischemic Attack

IV

Intravenous

PRN

As Needed

STAT

Immediately

POCT

Point-of-Care Testing

PICC

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters