med terms & abbreviations

• AIDS

  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• Acute Myocardial Infarction 


  AMI
• BUN

  Blood Urea Nitrogen
• 2PPBS

  2hours Post Prandial Blood Sugar
• Acid Fast Stain


  AFS
• Philippine Council for Quality Assurance in the Clinical Laboratories

  PCQACL
• DOH

  Department of Health
• CHED

  Commission on Higher Education
• Venereal Disease Research

  VDRL
• AIDs

  Autoimmune disorders/diseases
• Intravenous


  IV
• HIV

  Human Immunodeficiency Virus
• Intensive Care Unit

  ICU
• International Unit


  IU
• Nothing Per Orem

  NPO
• Nothing Per Orem/NPO means

  nothing by mouth
• BAP

  Blood Agar Plate
• CPD

  Citrate Phosphate Dextrose
• ASAP

  As Soon As Possible
• electroencephalogram

  EEG
• ABG

  Arterial Blood Gas
• PCR

  Polymerase Chain Reaction
• GTT

  Glucose Tolerance Test
• Advance Care Planning

  ACP
• FBS

  Fasting Blood Sugar