Common Abbreviations used in Blood Tests

Common Abbreviations used in Blood Tests

A1c

Ab

ABO

AcAc

ACE

ACT

AFB

ADH

ACTH

Common Abbreviations used in Blood Tests

Ag

AG

A/G R

ALP; alk, phos

ALB

ALT

APAP

ANA

APTT

Common Abbreviations used in Blood Tests

ASA

AT-III

Baso

BCA; BRCA

BJP

BMP

BT

BUN

Common Abbreviations Used in Blood Tests

CA; CA++

CA

CBC

CEA

CHS

CO

CO2

COVID-19

COHb

Common Abbreviations Used in Blood Tests

CPK

CRCL

CRE

EBNA-IgG

DHEA-SO4

Dif; Diff

EBV

EDTA

ELP

Common Abbreviations Used in Blood Tests

Eos

Eq

ESR

ETOH

FBS

Free T4

FSH

FTI

GFR

Common Abbreviations Used in Blood Tests

GH

GHRH

GnRH

GTT

HA

HA1C; HgbA1C

HAI

Hb; Hgb

HAV

Common Abbreviations Used in Blood Tests

HbCO

HBV

HCG; hCG

Hct

HCV

HDL

HGH;hGH

HDV

HIV

Common Abbreviations Used in Blood Tests

HLA

HPV

HSV

HTLV

Ig

IgE

INH

IV

Common Abbreviations Used in Blood Tests

LD; LDH

LDL

LH

LMWH

Lytes

MCH

MCHC

MCV

MHb

Common Abbreviations Used in Blood Tests

MONO

msAFP

NE

OGTT

PBG

PCR or RT-PCR

PCT

PCV

Common Abbreviations Used in Blood Tests

Pi

PKU

PLT

PMN

PRL

PSA

PT

PTH

PTT

Common Abbreviations Used in Blood Tests

PZP

RAIU

RBC

RBP

RDW

Retic

RF

Rh

RIA

Common Abbreviations Used in Blood Tests

rT3 or REVT3

Segs

SPE

T3

T4

TBG

TBV

TG

Common Abbreviations Used in Blood Tests

TRH

TSH

VDRL

VLDL

WB

WBC

hepatitis delta virus

hemoglobin

electrolytes

packed cell volume

differential (blood cell count)

low-density lipoprotein

monocyte

blood urea nitrogen

human leukocyte antigen

phenylketonuria

parathyroid hormone

carboxyhemoglobin

carbon monoxide

hemagglutination

electrophoresis, protein

porphobilinogen

bleeding time

follicle-stimulating hormone (follitropin)

cholinesterase test

acetaminophen

glomerular filtration rate

reticulocyte

glucose tolerancetest

equivalent

hepatitis A virus

creatinine

prothrombin consumption time

rhesus factor

polymerase chain reaction test- used for COVID-19

immunoglobulin

prostate-specific antigen

antibody

radioimmunoassay

acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)

acid-fast bacillus

hemoglobin A1c

Bence Jones protein

prothrombin time

low-molecular-weight heparin

ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

herpes simplex virus

alanine aminotransferase

human chorionic gonadotropin

antinuclear antibody

red blood cell; red blood (cell) count

retinol-binding protein

classification system for four blood groups

liver

Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen

gonadotropin-releasing hormone

angiotensin-converting enzyme

cancer antigen

antidiuretic hormone

human growth hormone

albumin-globulin ratio

plasma

carcinoembryonic antigen

Immunoglobulin E

mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentrate

SRS-CoV-2 virus

dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate

alkaline phosphatase

glycosylated hemoglobin

rheumatoid factor; relative fluorescence unit

oral glucose tolerance test

Epstein-Barr virus

hepatitis C virus

human T-cell lymphotrophic virus

antithrombin III

inhibitor

high-density lipoprotein

free thyroxine

blood (whole blood)

activated coagluation time

polymorphonuclear (leukocyte; neutrophil)

mean corpuscular hemoglobin

intravenous

luteinizing hormone

complete blood (cell) count

carbon dioxide

activated partial thrombolpastin time

hepatitis B virus

carboxyhemoglobin

creatinine clearance

inorganic phosphate

methemoglobin

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

antigen

hematocrit

acetoacetate

basic metabolic panel

hemagglutination inhibition test

growth hormone-releasing hormone

adrenocoricotrpic hormone

lactate dehydrogenase

free thyroxine index

platelet

partial thromboplastin time

pregnancy zone protein

alcohol

maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein

fasting blood sugar

eosinophil

breast cancer antigen

mean corpuscular volume

anion gap

prolactin

albumin

norepinephrine

creatine phosphokinase

thyroid uptake of radioactive iodine

basophil

human immunodeficiency virus

human papillomavirus

red cell distribution of width

growth hormone

calcium

thyroxine

total blood volume

triglyceride

segmented polymorphonuclear leukocyte

serum protein electrophoresis

thyroxine-binding globulin

reverse triiodothyronine

serum

triiodothyronine

Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (test for syphilis)

thyrotropin-releasing hormone

thyroid-stimulating hormone

western blot

white blood cell; white blood (cell) count

very low-density lipoprotein