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CHAPTER 6
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
03/04/2014
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Term
ALL
 Definition
acute lymphocytic leukemia
Term
AML
 Definition
acute myelogenous leukemia
Term
basos
 Definition
basophils
Term
BMT
 Definition
bone marrow transplant
Term
CBC
 Definition
complete blood count
Term
CLL
 Definition
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Term
diff
 Definition
differential
Term
eosins, eos
 Definition
eosinophils
Term
ESR, SR, sed rate
 Definition
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Term
HCT, Hct, crit
 Definition
hematocrit
Term
Hgb, Hb, HGB
 Definition
hemoglobin
Term
lymphs
 Definition
lymphocytes
Term
monos
 Definition
monocytes
Term
PA
 Definition
pernicious anemia
Term
PCV
 Definition
packed cell volume
Term
PMN, polys
 Definition
polymorphonuclear neutrophil
Term
PT, pro-time
 Definition
prothrombin time
Term
RBC
 Definition
red blood cell
Term
Rh+
 Definition
Rh positive
Term
Rb-
 Definition
Rh negative
Term
segs
 Definition
segmented neutrophil
Term
SMAC
 Definition
sequential multiple analyzer computer
Term
WBC
 Definition
white blood cell
Term
AIDS
 Definition
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Term
ARC
 Definition
AIDS-related complex
Term
ELISA
 Definition
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Term
GVHD
 Definition
graft vs host disease
Term
HD
 Definition
Hodgkin's disease
Term
HIV
 Definition
human immunodeficiency virus
Term
IG
 Definition
immunoglobulin
Term
KS
 Definition
Kaposi's sarcoma
Term
mono
 Definition
mononucleosis
Term
NHL
 Definition
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Term
NK
 Definition
natural killer cells
Term
PCP
 Definition
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
Term
SCIDS
 Definition
severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome
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