.png){kind=logo}
NUR 1055 Rasmussen Intro to Nursing Medical Terminology Part 3
1. ABG
Answer
Arterial blood gases-detect lung disease
2. ALP
Answer
alkaline phosphatase-detect liver or bone disease
3. AST
Answer
aspartate aminotransferase-detect liver disease
4. ALT
Answer
alanine aminotransferase-detect liver disease
5. BMI
Answer
body mass index-measures client't weight based on height 1 / 2
6. BRCA
Answer
breast cancer gene-gene may be increased in breast or ovarian cancer
7. BUN
Answer
blood urea nitrogen-detect kidney disease problems
8. CA
Answer
cancer or calcium-detects cancer cells or calcium level
9. CA-125
Answer
cancer antigen 125-measures cancer activity
10. CBC
Answer
complete blood count-measures the cells in the blood
11. CPK
Answer
creatinine phosphokinase-detect heart attack
- / 2
.png)