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Phlebotomy ch.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 2-hr PPBS | 2-hour postprandial blood sugar |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphate |
| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
| ANA | antinuclear antibodies |
| aPTT | activated partial thromboplastin time |
| AST | asparate amino transferase |
| BMP | Basic metabolic panel |
| BUN | Blood urea nitrogen |
| C&S | Culture and sensitivity |
| CAP | College of American Pathologists |
| CK | Creating kinase |
| CK-MB | Creative kinase -MB |
| CLIAâ88 | Clinical Laboratory improvement act of 1988 |
| CLSI | Clinical and Laboratory standards institute |
| CMP | Comprehensive metabolic panel |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| Diff | Differential |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EDTA | Ethlenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| FDP | Fibrin degradation product |
| GTT | Glucose tolerance test |
| hCG | Human chorionic gonadotropin |
| Hct | Hematocrit |
| HDL | High density lipoprotein |
| Hb | Hemoglobin |
| Hb A1c | Gylcated hemoglobin / glocosylated hemoglobin |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HMO | Health maintenance organization |
| INR | International normalized ratio |
| LDL | Low density lipoprotein |
| LIS | Laboratory information services |
| MCH | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin |
| MCHC | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration |
| MCV | Mean corpuscular volume |
| MIS | Manager of information service |
| MLS | Medical laboratory scientist |
| MLTs | Medical laboratory technicians |
| MPV | Mean platelet volume |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| NICU | Neonatal intensive care unit |
| NSY | Nursery |
| PCT | Patient care technician |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| Plt | Platelets |
| POLs | Physician office laboratories |
| PPOs | Preferred provider organizations |
| PT | Prothrombin time |
| RBCs | Red blood cells |
| RDW | Red blood cell distribution width |
| RPR | Rapid plasma reagin |
| SST | Serum separator tube |
| STAT | Short turnaround time |
| TDM | Therapeutic drug monitoring |
| WBCs | White blood cells |