H and P
Medical shorthand for history and physical, the initial clinical evaluation and examination of the patient.
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- H and H
38-46% These values may vary slightly between laboratories.
- hCG
Human chorionic gonadotropin.
- HCM
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
- Hct (hematocrit)
Abbreviation for hematocrit.
- PCR (polymerase chain reaction)
PCR (polymerase chain reaction) is a technique in molecular genetics that permits the analysis of any short sequence of DNA (or RNA) even in samples containing only minute quantities of DNA or RNA. PCR is used to reproduce (amplify) selected sections of DNA or RNA for analysis. Previously, amplification of DNA involved cloning the segments […]