| Question |
Answer |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety & Health Association |
| DHS-LFS |
Department of Health Services Laboratory Field Services
|
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act |
| BOM |
Board of Medicine |
| CLIA |
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act |
| PBR |
Patients Bill of Rights |
| NCCLS |
National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards
|
| JCAHO |
Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Health care Organizations |
| Na |
Sodium |
| K |
Potassium |
| Cl |
Chloride |
| Pb |
Lead |
| HG |
Mercury |
| NH4 |
Ammonia
|
| OPIM |
Other Potentially Infectious Materials |
| PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
| BSI |
Body Substance Isolation
|
| UP |
Universal Precautions
|
| BT |
Bleeding Time
|
| PT |
Prothrombin Time |
| PTT |
Partial Thromboplastin Time |
| FDP |
Fibrin Degradation Products
|
| FSP |
Fibrin Split Products |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HBV |
Hepatitis B Virus (A/C) |
| TB |
Tuberculosis |
| SST |
Serum Separator Tube |
| EDTA |
Ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetic acid |
| CBC |
Complete Blood Count |
| Hct |
Hematocrit |
| Hgb |
Hemoglobin |
| MCV |
Mean Corpuscular Volume |
| MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheets |
| ACD |
Acid Citrate Dextrose |
| ETOH |
Ethanol (drinking alcohol) |
| NPO |
Nothing by mouth |
| prn |
as needed
|
| bid |
twice a day |
| pp |
post prandial |
| qid |
four times a day |
| qh |
every hour |
| NA |
NotApplicable |
| PO |
by mouth |
| Rx |
prescription or treatment |
| Dorsal
|
back |
| Lateral |
sides away from midline |
| supine |
laying down |
| Anterior |
Front |
| Posterior |
back |
| Medial |
The mid-dline of the body |
| cehpalic |
head |
| basilic |
bottom |
| HBV |
Hepatitis B Virus |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| TB |
Tuberculosis |
| AIDS |
Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome
|
Spanish 3
