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Spring 2013 course

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Definition
AHCCCS   Arizona Healthcare Cost Containment System  
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APC   Ambulatory Patient Classification  
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certification   evidence that an individual has mastered fundamental competencies in a particular technical area  
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CLIA '88   Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988  
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HIPAA   Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act  
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HMOs   Health Maintenance Organizations  
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ICD-9-CM   International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision, Clinical Modification  
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MLS   Medical Laboratory Scientist  
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PHI   Protected Health Information  
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PHS   Public Health Service  
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Phlebotomy   Incision into the vein for the purpose of drawing blood  
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polycythemia   a disorder involving the overproduction of red blood cells  
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proxemics   the study of an individual's concept and use of space  
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reference laboratories   large independent laboratories the receive and test specimens from many different facilities  
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assault   an act or threat causing another to be in fear of immediate battery  
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battery   intentional, harmful, or offensive touching or use of force on a person without that person's consent or legal justification  
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breach of confidentiality   failure to keep privileged medical information private  
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CLSI   Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute  
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CQI   Continuous Quality Improvement  
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delta check   comparison of current results of a lab test with previous results of the same test on the same patient  
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GLPs   Good Laboratory Practices  
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NPSGs   National Patient Safety Goals  
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QA   Quality Assurance  
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QC   Quality Control  
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QSE   Quality System Essentials  
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Quality Indicators   Guides used as monitors of all areas of patient care  
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BBP   blood borne pathogen  
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Biohazard   Short for biological hazard; anything potentially harmful to health  
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CDC   Centers for Disease Control  
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Chain of Infection   a number of components or events that, when present in a series, lead to an infection  
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engineering controls   devices (sharps containers, needles with safety features) that isolate or remove BBP hazard from the workplace  
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EPA   Environmental Protection Agency  
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fomites   inanimate objects that can harbor material containing infectious agents (countertops, keyboards)  
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HAI   healthcare associated infection  
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HazCom   (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard  
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HICPAC   Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee  
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Infectious/Causative Agent   pathogen responsible for causing an infection  
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neutropenic   pertaining to an abnormally small number of neutrophils in the blood  
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NIOSHA   National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health  
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nosocomial infection   infection acquired in a healthcare facility  
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parenteral   administration by any route other than the digestive tract  
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percutaneous   through the skin  
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permucosal   through mucous membranes  
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reservoir   the source of an infectious microorganism  
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transmission-based precautions   precautions used in addition to SP for patients known or suspected to be infected or colonized with highly transmissible or epidemiologically specific pathogens  
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vector transmission   transmission of an infectious agent by an insect, arthropod, or animal  
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vehicle transmission   transmission of an infectious agent through contaminated food, water, drugs, or the transmission of blood  
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adip; lip   fat  
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aer   air  
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angi   vessel  
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arthr   joint  
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bili   bile  
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bronch   bronchus  
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bucc   cheek  
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carcin   cancer  
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cardi   heart  
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cephal   head  
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chondr   cartilage  
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coron   crown, circle  
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cyan   blue  
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crin   to secrete  
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cry   cold  
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cutane   skin  
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cyst   bladder  
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cyt   cell  
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derm; dermat   skin  
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encephal   brain  
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enter   intestines  
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erythr   red  
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esophag   esophagus  
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estr   female  
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gastr   stomach  
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gluc; glyc   sugar, glucose  
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hem; hemat   blood  
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hist   tissue  
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hepat   liver  
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kerat   hard, cornea  
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leuk   white  
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melan   black  
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morph   form  
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my   muscle  
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nat   birth  
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necr   death  
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nephr   kidney  
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neur   nerve  
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onc   tumor  
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oste   bone  
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path   disease  
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ped   child  
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phag   eat, swallow  
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phleb   vein  
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pneumon; pulmon   air, lung  
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ren   kidney  
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scler   hard  
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thromb   clot  
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thorac   chest  
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tox   poison  
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ur; urin   urine  
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vas   vessel  
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ven   vein  
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viscer   organ  
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a-, an-, ar-   without  
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ab-   away from  
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ana-   again, upward, back  
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aniso-   unequal  
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anti-   against  
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bi-   two  
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bio-   life  
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brady-   slow  
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cata-   down  
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cyan-   blue  
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dia-   across, through  
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dys-   difficult  
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endo-   in, within  
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epi-   on, over, upon  
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exo-, extra-   outside  
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hetero-   different  
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homo-, homeo-   same  
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hyper-   too much, high  
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hypo-   low, under  
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intra-   within  
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inter-   between  
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iso-   equal, same  
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macro-   large, long  
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mal-   poor, bad  
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micro-   small  
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mono-   one  
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neo-   new  
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poly-   many, much  
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post-   after  
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pre-   before  
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per-   through  
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peri-   around  
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semi-   half  
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sub-   below, under  
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tachy-   fast, rapid  
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tri-   three  
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-ac, -al   pertaining to  
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-ar, -ary   pertaining to  
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-ic, -tic   pertaining to  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-algia   pain  
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-ase   enzyme  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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-cyte   cell  
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-ectomy   excision, removal  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-gram   recording, writing  
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-ia   state or condition  
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-ism   state of  
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-ist   one who specializes in  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-ium   structure, tissue  
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-rhage   bursting forth  
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-logist   specialist in the study of  
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-logy   the study of  
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-lysis   breakdown, destruction  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-meter   instrument that measures or counts  
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-ole   small  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   condition  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-oxia   oxygen level  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-rrhage   excess/abnormal flow  
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-spasm   twitch, involuntary muscle movement  
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-stasis   stopping, controlling, standing  
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-tomy   cutting, incision  
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-ule   small  
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