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PHLEBOTOMY-ESSENTIAL
STUDY FOR ASCP EXAM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AHCCCS | ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM |
| APC | AMBULATORY PATIENT CLASSIFICATION |
| CERTICICATION | EVIDENCE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL HAS MASTERED FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES IN A TECHNICAL SPECIALTY |
| CLIA' 88 | CLINICAL LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENTS OF 1988 |
| COMMUNICATION BARRIERS | BIASES THAT ARE MAJOR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VERBAL COMMUNICATION. |
| CMS | CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES |
| CPT | CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY CODES |
| CASE MANAGER | EXPERIENCED HC PROFESSIONAL THAT SERVES AS THE PATIENT'S ADVOCATES AND ADVISER. |
| EXSANGUINATE | REMOVE ALL BLOOD |
| HIPAA | HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT. |
| HMOs | HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS |
| ICD-9-CM | INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, 9TH REVISION, CLINICAL MODIFICATION. |
| IDS | INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM |
| KINESICS | VERBAL AND NONVERBAL MESSAGES DO NOT MATCH. |
| MCOs | MANAGED CARE ORANIZATIONS |
| MEDICAID | FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES HEALTHCARE TO SENIORS, 65 AND OLDER |
| MLS | MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST |
| PHI | PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION |
| PHS | PROMOTES AND ADMINISTERS PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC HEALTH |
| PHLEBOTOMY | MORE RECENT TERM MEANING VENESECTION |
| POLYCYTHEMIA | DISORDER INVOLVING OVERPRODUCTION OF RED BLOOD CELLS. |
| PPOs | PEFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS. |
| PRIMARY CARE | CARE BY PHYSICIAN WHO ONGOING RESPONSIBILITY FORR MAINTAINING PATIENTS' HEALTH |
| PROXEMICS | STUDY OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S CONCEPT AND USE OF SPACE |
| REFERENCE LABORATORIES | LARGE, INDEPENDENT LABORATORIES THAT TEST SPECIMENS |
| SECONDARY CARE | CARE BY PHYSICIAN HO ASSUMES ONGOING RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING PATIENT'S HEALTH |
| TERIARY CARE | HIGHLY COMPLES CARE FROM |
| THIRD-PARTY PAYER | INSURANCE COMPANY THAT PAYS FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES ON BEHALF OF A PATIENT. |
| PBT | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGISTS. |
| RPT | AMERICAN MEDICAL TECHOLOGISTS |
| NCPT | NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPETENCY TESTING |
| CPT | AMERICA CERTIFICATION AGENCY |
| CPT | NATIONAL HEALTHCAREER ASSOCIATION |
| BMP | CHEMISTRY |
| PT | COAGULATION |
| Hct | HEMATOLOGY |
| WBC diff | HEMATOLOGY |
| Nitrites | URINALYSIS |
| ANA | IMMUNOLOGY |
| Specific gravity | URINALYSIS |
| ALT | CHEMISTRY |
| D-dimer | COAGULATION |
| TRIGLYCERIDES | CHEMISTRY |
| BLOOD CULTURE | MICROBIOLOGY |
| EBV | IMMUNOLOGY |
| TYPE AND Rh | BLOOD BANK |
| GRAM stain | MICROBIOLOGY |
| DAT | HEMATOLOGY, BLOOD BANK |
| TROPONIN | CHEMISTRY |
| BILIUBIN | CHEMISTRY |
| APTT | COAGULATION |
| Plt ct | HEMATOLOGY, BLOOD BANK |
| GLUCOSE | CHEMISTRY, URINALYSIS |
| CARDIOLOGY | DIEASES FO THE HEART |
| DERMATOLOGY | CONDITIONS OF THE SKIN |
| ENDOCRINOLOGY | ENDOCRIN GLAND DISORDERS |
| GASTROENTEROLOGY | DIGESTIVE TRACT DISORDERS |
| GERONTOLOGY | AGE-RELATED DISORDER |
| HEMATOLOGY | DISORDERS OF THE BLOOD |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES | CONTAGIOUS, PATHOGENIC INFECTIONS |
| NEPHROLOGY | KIDNEY FUNCTION |
| NEUROLOGY | DISORDER OF THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD |
| ONCOLOGY | TUMORS, BENIGN AND MALIGNANT |
| OPHTHALMOLOGY | EYE EXAMINATIONS |
| PEDIATRICS | WELL CHECKUPS FOR CHILDREN |
| PULMONARY MEDICINE | RESPIRATORY SYSTEM CONDITIONS |
| RHEUMATOLOGY | INFLAMMATION AND JOINT DISEASES |
| UROLOGY | URINARY TRACT DISEASE |
| MEDICAID | HEALTHCARE FOR THE POOR |
| KINESICS | involves body language |
| CERTIFICATION | AN INDICATION OF COMPETENCY |
| HEMATOLOGY | LAB AREA THAT COUNTS BLOOD CELLS |
| BARRIER | message obstruction |
| Proxemics | INVOLVES ONE'S CONCEPT OF SPACE |
| TERTIARY CARE | HIGHLY COMPLEX CARE |
| VEINESECTION | PHLEBOTOMY |
| AMBULATORY | DESCRIBE MOST OUTPATIENTS |
| MEDICAID | FUNDS COME FROM FEDERAL GRANTS PROVIDES MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR |