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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Reviewing Basic Medical Abbreviations

Question 4 • AA - S26 Introduction to Healthcare Science

A patient who is at risk of developing diabetes needs to have a blood sugar test done after several hours of not eating. How is this abbreviated on the patient’s chart?

Answer
A
NPO
B
FBS
C
EEG
D
BP

Explanation

A blood sugar test taken after several hours without eating is a fasting blood sugar test, abbreviated FBS. NPO means nothing by mouth, EEG records brain activity, and BP means blood pressure.

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