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| Answer |
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| fasting blood sugar |
FBS |
| drawing blood |
phlebotomy |
| culture and sensitivity |
C&S |
| agents that cause disease |
pathogens |
| oral yeast |
thrush |
| a portion or well mixed sample removed for testing |
aliquot |
| cellular debris that have escapesd and are deposited into tissue |
exudates |
| a sac filled with blood |
hematoma |
| substances added to a specimen to prevent breakdown |
preservatives |
| microscopic exam for the presence or absence of bacteria or yeast |
wet mount |
| CBC, ESR |
lavender |
| PT, PTT |
blue |
| blood typing |
yellow |
| SMAC, TSH, PSA, HCG, HIV |
SST |
| glucose, GTT |
gray |
| glucose tolerance test |
GTT |
| nothing by mouth |
NPO |
| arthritic condition caused by high purine diet |
gout |
| culture to look for strep or other bacteria in the throat |
throat culture |
| bacterial vaginosis |
BV |
| to detect Gout, renal failure |
uric acid |
| hematocrit |
Hct |
| hemoglobin |
Hgb |
| the amount of glucose that collects on the RBC's for 3 months |
Hemoglobin A1C |
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