Here's a great site for labs.....

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• is it protime, pro-time, or spelled out prothrombin time? also, where did you find it.. i've look - thanks in advance
  • Here's a great site for labs..... - Smiley
  • Protime and prothrombin time. They are two different studies. - PT and PTT
    • ?? PTT is partial thromboplastin time, PT is prothrombin time - thanks in advance
      • you are correct... c msg - aa
        • AAMT BOS Second Ed says, "The expanded form, prothrombin time, is preferable, but if the short..s - M
          • BOS likes to make up their own thing just to be superior and.. - aa
            • actually I think it makes perfect sense to use it as - 2 words even without BOS direction NM
              • it is prothrombin time, to separate....sm - I don't agree - it does not make sense if
                • Did you just decide to do that or did a particular MD - ask you for the combined form? NM
                  • to tell you the truth, I have seen it.....sm - I don't agree - it does not make sense if
                    • then you should also use alkphos and crit and - O2sat...be consistent with your work NM
                      • acutually... - aa
                        • beg to difer about accuracy of books - Stedman recently updated
                          • oh and.. - aa
                          • um hello...never said.... - aa
                        • sorry, meant "actually" - aa

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http://www.euspirit.org/en/upload/984528174.37955/abbtwo.htm

I just found VFFTC on there as I couldn't remember it and was having a major brain cramp. Always remember if it sounds like "B" it could be "V" and check both.

This site has helped me out a lot with those docs that like to abbreviate everything.

I actually had one doc that dictated, as fast as he could talk, under physical exam, WDWNLAM with no clue as to what part of the PE he was getting at. It took me a minute to realize he was abbrieviating "well developed, well nourished Latin American Male."

I also like this one http://www.bloodbook.com/ranges.html#BLOOD

It doesn't have too many lab values listed, but it is a good quick reference.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalabbreviations.php

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http://www.medcompare.com/

Hemogram notable for a white blood cell count of 14. He does have a left shift with a (S/L bandemia) of 27%.   Any suggestions?

He said "Check laboratory studies including pro B and P and PT/INR. 

What is "pro B and P"  ????

Not sure about the answer to your question, but I am including a website that I use a lot for lab questions. Hope it helps.

http://labtestsonline.org/index.html

Could someone clarify the way that labs are grouped together (as in when which labs stand alone).  I have looked online and some labs fall in one category, but can be in another.  I am confused:)  Please help!

Patient with many diagnoses, but mainly severe anasarca, severe hypoalbuminemia, and maldigestion syndrome on TPN.

Portable chest x-ray shows a ??________ film but no acute infiltrates noted. 

It sounds like rotator or rotated?

Thank you!

http://www.mtworld.com/tools_resources/lab_values.html

Lilly

I'm not sure if it should be a period or comma between all these labs.  My first guess is commas, except maybe a period after hematocrit. ?

Sodium is 120, potassium is 4.3, CO2 is 24, calcium 6.7, hemoglobin 11.8, hematocrit 31.3, white count is 11,500, platelet count 99,000.

thanks!