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NCCT Phleb Ab
Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ABY screen | antibody screen (blood bank test) |
| AIDS | acquire immune deficiency syndrome |
| Anat or Clin Path | anatomic or Clinical Pathology |
| APTT | automated partial thromboplastin time |
| BILI, Dir and Total | bilirubin, direct and total |
| BMT | bone marrow transplant |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CAP | College of American Pathologists |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| Cl- | chloride (ionic) |
| CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| DIFF | different blood smear |
| dL | deciliter -100ml-0.1l |
| EDTA | Ethylenediamine Tetra-acetic Acid |
| EMLA | Eutectic Mix of Local Anesthetics |
| FFP | fresh frozen plasma |
| FUO | fever of unknown origin |
| G force | gravitational force |
| GLUC | glucose |
| GTT | glucose tolerance |
| HbG or HB | hemoglobin |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCG | human chorionic gonadotropin (secreted during pregnancy) |
| HCT | hematocrit (%of RBC) |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| Hrs PP | hours post prandial (after eating) |
| HTLV | virus associated with AIDS |
| IV | intravenous |
| JCHO | Joint Commission (regulates hospitals) |
| K+ | potassium (ionic) |
| LYTES | electrolytes (major ones Na, K, Cl, CO2) |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| mL | milliliter 1/1000l |
| MONO | mononucleosis infection |
| MSDS | material safety data sheet |
| Na | sodium |
| Na Citrate | Sodium Citrate (anticoagulant-blue top) |
| Na Fluoride | Sodium Fluoride (anticoagulant-inhibits glycolysis |
| Na Heparin | Sodium Heparin (anticoagulant-green top) |
| Na Oxalate | Sodium Oxalate (anticoagulant-black top) |
| CLSI | Clinical Laboratory standard Institutes (recommended quality standards and guidelines) |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| Packed RBC | red blood cells with plasma removed |
| pH | parts hydrogen, whether something is alkaline or acidic based. Neutral is 7 (higher is alkaline, lower is acidic. |
| PLT | platelet-the cellular component of blood that forms the plug to stop bleeding |
| POCT | point of care test (performed at the patients side, not in a lab) |
| POL | physician office lab |
| PPE | personal protective equipment (lab coat, gloves, goggles, etc) |
| ProTime | Prothrombin Time (test extrinsic coag factors |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time-APTT (tests common coag factors |
| QA | quality assurance (assures accuracy and validity) |
| QC | quality control (practices that are part of the overall QA effort) |
| QNS | quantity not sufficient (not enough for test) |
| RBC | red blood cells (carry oxygen to tissue) |
| RCF | relative centrifugal force (what a centrifuge measures in Gs exerted from center out |
| RhoGam | Rhogamma globulin (given to childbearing woman if they are Rh- to prevent formation of fetus harming antibodies |
| RT | room temp (25C) |
| Temp | temperature |
| Type & Xmatch | type and cross match (act of determining ABO & Rh type of patient and finding compatible units of blood |
| UA | urinalysis |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| WBC | white blood cells (fight infection) |
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