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Case Study vocbulary 2

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Abbreviations
What it stands for
ABY   Antibody screen ( a blood bank test )  
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AIDS   Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome  
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Anat or Clin Path   Anatomic or clinical pathology  
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APTT   Automated partial thromboplastin time  
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BILI, Dir and Total   Bilirubin, Direct and Total  
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BMT   Bone marrow transplant  
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BP   Blood Pressure  
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CAP   College of American Pathologist  
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CBC   Complete Blood COunt  
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Cl-   Cloride (ionic)  
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CLIA   Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment-the law that regulates human testing  
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CO2   Carbon Dioxide  
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DIFF   A differential blood smear  
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dL   Deciliter= 100ml or 0.1 liter  
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EDTA   Ethylenediamine Tetra-acetic Acid: the anticoagulant in Lavender top tubes, used in CBC  
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EMLA   Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics (an emulsion that can be applied to skin to deaden pain  
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FFP   Fresh frozen plasma  
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FUo   Fever of unknown origin  
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G force   Gravitational Force  
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GLUC   glucose  
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GTT   Glucose Tolerance test  
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HbG or HB   Hemoglobin-carries oxygen inside the red blood cells  
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HBV   Hepatitis B virus  
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HCG   Human Chorionic Gonadotropin=hormone secreted in pregnancy  
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HCT   Hematocrit=%of packed RBCs per 100ml whole blood  
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HIPAA   Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act-protects the security & confidentiality of electronic health information  
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Hrs PP   Hours post-pranial (after eating)  
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HTLV   Virus associated with AIDS  
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IV   Intravenous-within the veins  
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JVAHO   "joint Commission" regulated hospitals and provides standards  
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K+   Potassium (ionic)  
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LYTES   Electrolytes (Na, K, CL, CO2 are the major four)  
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MI   Myocardial infarction= heart attack  
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mL   Milliliter=1/1000 liter  
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MONO   Infectious Mononucleosis  
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MSDS   Material safety Data Sheets  
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Na   Abbreviation for Sodium  
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Na Citrate   Sodium Citrate=an anticoagulant in blue top tubes  
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Na Fluoride   Sodium Fluoride=an anticoagulant that inhibits glycolysis  
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Na Heparin   Sodium Heparin=an anticoagulant in green top tubes  
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Na Oxalate   Sodium Oxalate=an anticoagulant in black top tubes  
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CLSI   Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute-recommends quality standards and guidelines for clinical laboratory procedures  
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OSHA   Occupational Safety and Health Administration that regulates safe work practices  
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Packed RBCs   Red Blood Cells with the plasma removed as much as possible  
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pH   a number that indicated how much a chemical solution is acid or base nature; the lower the number, the more acid. Water is 7=neutral Ammonia is above 7  
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PLT   Platelet=cellular component of blood that forms a plug needed to stop bleeding in humans  
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POCT   Point of Care testing=testing performed at the patient's side rather than sent off to a lab (e.g. sugar, urinalysis, cholesterol)  
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POL   Physican office laboratories  
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PPE   Personal Protective Equipment  
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ProTime   Prothrombin Time/test extrinsic coagulation factors  
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PTT   Partial thrombosplastin time= like APTT  
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QA   Quality Assurance=systemic method for insuring accuracy and validity in testing  
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QC   Quality Control=practices that are used as part of the overall QA effort  
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QNS   Quantity Not Sufficient=there is not enough blood to do the test  
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RBC   Red Blood Cell=the cell that uses its hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the tissue  
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RCF   relative centrifugal force=what a centrifuge measures in "G" or gravitational units; the force exerted from the center out...  
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RhoGam   RhO gamma Globulin= given to women of childbearing age after delivery or abortion if they are Rh-, to prevent them from forming Rh antibodies that might harm future pregnancies  
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RT   Room Temperature  
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Type & Xmatch   Type and Crossmatch=the act of determine the ABO group and Rh type of a patient , and finding units of blood that are compatible  
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UA   Urinalysis  
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UTI   Urinary tract infection  
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WBC   White blood cells=the cellular component of blood that fights infection  
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