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Medical Test Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Medical Test Abbreviations and Acronyms game quiz
"As a nurse, I come across many different abbreviations and acronyms each day. This quiz is about commonly ordered tests. I hope you enjoy this quiz and learn something you didn't know before. Have fun and good luck."

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1. When a doctor is concerned about a patient's "cell count" he usually orders a CBC. What does CBC stand for?
    Complete Body Cast
    Complete Blood Count
    Cranial Breakage Cast
    Complete Body Count


2. Sometimes my patients are on a blood thinner called Coumadin (Warfarin) and they have to have a blood test every other day or every day, while in the hospital, to make sure their levels are therapeutic. This test is called a _________.
    PT/INR
    CBC
    PTT
    BMP


3. One of my patients complain of "burning while urinating," and I see that their urine is cloudy and it has a foul odor. I report these findings to the doctor and he ordered a U/A C&S. What does that mean?
    Urine Acid, Color and Smell
    Uric Acid, Culture and Sensitivity
    Unknown Area, Coda, and Stanza
    Urine Analysis with Culture and Sensitivity


4. When a doctor admits a patient with a history of Diabetes and he wants to see how her blood sugar has been over the past 2 to 3 months, he'll order a special blood glucose test called a _Glycosylated_Hemoglobin_. What is the common name of this test?
    Hgb A1C
    H&H
    FSBS
    Serum Glucose


5. When a doctor is concerned about how well a patient's kidneys are working, they usually order a Blood Urea Nitrogen and Creatinine test. What is the common name for those tests?
    B&C
    BUN & Creatinine
    BCT
    Bone creat.


6. Sometimes a doctor orders radiology tests. When he writes PCXR, what is he ordering?
    Primary Chest X-Ray
    Portable Chest X-Ray
    Possible Chest X-Ray
    Probable Chest X-Ray


7. At one of the hospitals I've worked, there is a policy that whenever you insert a Foley Catheter (F/C), you have to send a urine sample to the lab. Which of the following is that test?
    Baseline Leukocyte Estrase
    Sputum Culture
    Complete Blood Count
    Blood Culture


8. Sometimes, a patient complains of (c/o) chest pain. There are several tests that are ordered for Chest pain, but one of the first is an EKG. What does EKG stand for?
    Emergency Potassium Graph
    Electron Counting Graph
    Electronic Crank Graph
    Electrocardiogram


9. When I'm taking care of diabetic patients, they usually have FSBS ordered AC/HS. What is a FSBS and what does AC/HS mean?
    Finger Stick Blood Sugars (accu-check) before meals and at bedtime
    First and Second Blood Sample And Current Heart Sounds
    Fasting Sugar Blood Sample At Camp and Home School
    Final Stage Blood Sugar After Current Health Shake


10. Sometimes a physician orders a BMP to measure the basic electrolyte levels in your blood. What does the acronym BMP stand for?
    Basic Medication Panel
    Basic Metabolic Panel
    Bone Measuring Panel
    Blood Measuring Panel


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