Acronyms
Laboratory Tests
Abbreviations
Clinical Procedures
Imaging Procedures
100
MICU
What is the medical intensive care unit?
100
Immunoassay
What is a method of testing blood and urine for the concentration of various chemicals like hormones, drugs, and proteins?
100
AB
What is abortion?
100
Insertion of a needle into the chest to remove fluid from the space surrounding the lungs.
What is thoracentesis?
100
X-ray recording of the spinal chord
What is a Myelography
200
CAT
What is a computerized axial tomography?
200
Examination of the mucus coughed up from a patient's lungs to detect tumor or infection.
What is a sputum test?
200
MAC
What is monitored anesthesia care?
200
Phlebotomy
What is an incision of a vein to remove samples of blood for analysis?
200
Angiography
What is x-ray imaging of blood vessels?
300
MUGA
What is a multiple-gated acquisition scan?
300
Measurement of proteins tha bind to and destroy antigens.
What is a globulin test?
300
IOL
What is an intraocular lens (implant)?
300
Visual examination of the urinary bladder through a thin tube .
What is a cystoscopy?
300
Imaging of the heart by introducing high-frequency sound waves through the chest into the heart.
What is an echocardiography?
400
PEEP
What is positive end expiratory pressure?
400
Test to determine how the body uses glucose.
What is a glucose tolerance test?
400
LAD
What is a left anterior descending artery?
400
Electrocardiographic recording of heart activity over an extended period of time.
What is Holter monitoring?
400
Tomography
What is an x-ray recording that shows an organs in depth?
500
TRUS
What is a transrectal ultrasound?
500
AST
What is the measurement of the enzyme aspartate transaminase in the serum?
500
CPD
What is cephalopelvic disproportion?
500
Examination of the abdominal cavity through an endoscope inserted into the abdomen.
What is a laparoscopy?
500
X-ray recording of the uterus and fallopian tubes.
What is a hysterosalpingography?
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