Common lab stest abbreviations
CBC
What is complete blood count?
Removal of tonsils
What is a tonsillectomy?
What is human immunodeficiency disorder?
Mg
What is magnesium?
AM
H & H
What is hemoglobin and hematocrit?
Removal of appendix
What is appendectomy?
CAD
What is coronary artery disease?
Ca
What is calcium?
PM
What is evening/afternoon?
BMP
What is basic metabolic panel?
The birth of a baby through an incision in the stomach
What is a cesarean section?
CHF
What is congestive heart failure?
Fe
What is iron?
BID
What is twice a day?
UA
What is urinalysis?
The removal of the gallbladder
What is a cholecystectomy/lap chole?
TB
What is tuberculosis?
Na
What is sodium?
Q2H
BUN
What is blood urea nitrogen?
The grafting of veins to the outside of the heart to bypass blockages in the coronary arteries
What is coronary artery bypass graft/CABG?
What is hepatitis B virus?
K
What is potassium?
QID
What is four times a day?