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CPT Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Stands for |
|---|---|
| CLIA | clinical laboratory improvement amendments |
| CLSI | clinical laboratory standards institute |
| TJC | the joint commision |
| ISMP | institute for safety medication practices |
| SOP | standard operating procedure |
| SDS | safety data sheets |
| CDC | center for disease control |
| CMS | centers for Medicare & medicaid services |
| COLA | commission on office Laboratory accreditation |
| CAP | college of american pathologists |
| HHS | department of health & human services |
| EPA | environmental protection agency |
| NAACLS | national accrediting agency for clinical laboratory services |
| OSHA | occupational safety health administration |
| POL | physicians office lab |
| POCT | point of care testing |
| GHS | globally harmonized systems |
| HAZMATS | hazardous materials |
| OPIM | other potentially infectious material |
| HAI's | hospital acquired or healthcare associated infections |
| PPE | personal protective equipment |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| ASAP | as soon as posible |
| STAT | immediatley |
| EHR | electronic health record |
| EMR | electronic medical record |
| TDM | therapeutic drug monitoring |
| HIPAA | health insurance portability & accountability act |
| EDTA | ethylendiaminetetraacetic acid |
| PT | prothrombin test |
| INR | international normalized rate |
| RACE | rescue, aiert, contain, extinquish |
| PASS | pull, aim, squeeze, sweep |
| QC | quality control |
| QA | quality assurance |
| TQM | total quality management |
| QCM | quality cost management |
| ABG | arterial blood gas |
| ARD | antibiotic removal device |
| PKU | phenlyketonuria |
| CCMS | clean catch mid stream |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| PCV | packed cell volume |
| RDT | rapid diagnostic test |
| PPMP | physician performed microscopic procedures |
| SOP | standard operating procedures |
| hCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| CLAS | culturally & linguistically appropriate services |
| HMIS | hazardous materials identification system |
| COLA | commission on office Laboratory accreditation |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| GTT | glucose tolerance testing |
| MRSA | methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus |
| ISMP | institute for safety medication practices |
| FDA | food and drug administration |
| FOBT | fecal occult blood test |
| QNS | quantity not sufficient |
| GHS | globally harmonized systems |
| O & P | ova & parisites |
| QS | quantity sufficient |
| VRE | vancomycin resistant enterococci |
| ABO | blood type |
| BMP | basic metabolic panel |
| BD | becton dickinson |
| CSF | cerebral spinal fluid |
| CK | creatinine kinase |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| CEU | continuing education units |