medical terminology and abbreviations

Question 1

all medical words have a what?

Answer 1

• word root : Base meaning of
  the word

Question 2

what do some medical words contain?

Answer 2

• prefix - Beginning of the word;
  alters the meaning of
  the word root
• suffix - Ending of the word;
  alters the meaning of
  the word root
• combining vowel - Placed between the
  word root and suffix
  to ease pronunciation

Question 3

a-

Answer 3

without

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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bio

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life

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cyan

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blue

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dia

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through

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endo

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internal, within

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epi

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on, above

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erythro

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red

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hyper

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increased

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hypo

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below

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inter

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between

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leuk

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white

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micro

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small

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mono

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onle single

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per

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through

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peri

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around

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poly

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arouns

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post

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after

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pre

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before

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sub

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below

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tachy

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rapid

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arterio

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artery

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bil/i

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bile

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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headcy

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o

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skin

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estr/o

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femail

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gastr/o

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stomache

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hem/o / hemat/o

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blood

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gluc/o

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sugar glucose

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hepat/o

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liver

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lip/o

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fat

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onco/o

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tumor

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path/o

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disease

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ped/o

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child

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phleb/o

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vein

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scler/o

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hard

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thromb/o

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clot

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ven/o

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vein

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algia

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pain

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ase

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enzyme

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cyte

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cell

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emia

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blood

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ist

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once who specializes in

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itis

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inflammation

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logist

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SPECIALIST

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logy

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study of

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lysis

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break dowqn distruction

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osis

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condition of

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ous

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having

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pathy

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disease

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stasis

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stopage

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tomy

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cutting into

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ule

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small

Question 59

What are some common abbreviatons to avoid according to TJC and ISMP?

Answer 59

- U (units or 0) - q1d (everyday) and q.i.d (4x day)

Question 60

What does CBC include?

Answer 60

RBC (red blood cell count) * HCT (hematocrit) * Hgb (hemoglobin) * WBC (white blood cell count) * MCV (mean corpuscular volume) * MCH (mean corpuscular hemoglobin) * MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration) * PLT (platelet count)

Question 61

what does BMP include?

Answer 61

Glu (glucose or sugar) * Na (sodium) * K (potassium) * Ca (calcium) * Cl (chloride) * CO2 (carbon dioxide) * HCO3 (bicarbonate) * BUN (blood urea nitrogen) * Creat (creatinine)

Question 62

What is CK

Answer 62

- creatine kinase (muscle breakdown) - CKMB - creatine kinase MB (cardiac)

Question 63

What is Lipid panel include

Answer 63

* Chol (total cholesterol) * LDL (low-density lipoprotein or “bad” cholesterol) * HDL (high-density lipoprotein or “good” cholesterol) * VLDL (very-low-density lipoprotein) * Trig (triglycerides)

Question 64

What is UA include

Answer 64

* pH (measure of acidity or basicity) * Sp Gr (specific gravity or density) * Prot (protein) * Glu (glucose or sugar) * Ket (ketones) * Nit (nitrite) * Leuk (leukocytes or white blood cells) * Blood/hemoglobin * Bilirubin * Urobilinogen

Question 65

what is anatomy and physiology

Answer 65

- anatomy is scientifc study of the body strucutres - physiology is the function of hte body's organs and other strucutres

Question 66

most common atoms

Answer 66

C H O N

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levels of organization

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- chemical level - cellular level - tissue level - organ level - system level - orgainsm

Question 68

4 main types of tissues

Answer 68

● Epithelial tissue provides a covering for organs, such as the skin, and the linings of the body’s various passages, such as the inside of the mouth. ● Connective tissue, found in bone and blood, supports other tissues and binds them together. ● Nervous tissue is made up of nerve cells; it carries “messages” to and from various parts of the body. ● Muscle tissue includes striated (voluntary) muscles that move the skeleton and smooth (involuntary) muscles that perform tasks automatically, such as the stomach muscle, which helps digest food.

Question 69

what are electrolytes

Answer 69

When put into water, some substances release ions, which are either positively or negatively charged particles

Question 70

What are centrioles

Answer 70

essential for cell division

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DNA function

Answer 71

- hold genetic info to allow body to function

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RNA function

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- assists cells in translating DNA messages prompting cell to carry out specific tasks

Question 73

What act protects people from genetic discrimination by insurance companies and employers.

Answer 73

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)

Question 74

supine

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- pt lying on back and hads are facing down

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prone position

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pt lying face down

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superior/cranial

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above/close to head

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Inferior (caudal)

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Below or closer to the feet

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Anterior (ventral)

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Toward the front of the bod

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Posterior (dorsal)

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Toward the back of the body

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Medial

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Close to the midline of the body

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lateral

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Farther away from (or to the side of) the midline of the body

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proximal

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Close to a point of attachment or to the trunk of the body

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distal

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Farther away from a point of attachment or from the trunk of the body

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superficial

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Close to the surface of the body

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deep

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more internal

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sagittal plane

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divides the body into left and right portions

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midsagittal plane

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lengthwise down the midline of the body and divides it into equal left and right halves

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transverse plane

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divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

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frontal, coronal plane

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divides the body into anterior (frontal) and posterior (rear) portions

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different body cavities

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dorsal (cranial and spinal) and ventral (thoracic and abdominopelvic) cavities

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different regions of stomach 3x3

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hypochondriac, epigastric, umbilical, lumbar, hypogastric, illiac (inguinal)

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bar

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weight

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crin

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to secrete

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ansio-

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unequal

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-ole

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small

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-ule

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small

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AST

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aspartate aminotransferase

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ASO

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antistrepotolysin )

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Dil

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dilute

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h.s.

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at bedtime

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TIBC

Answer 101

total iron binding capacity

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TPN

Answer 102

total parentreral nutrition

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VCU

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voinding cystourethrogram

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VD

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venereal disease

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w (with slash through it)

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water reaction

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AABB

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american assoicaiton of blood banks

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ACA

Answer 107

affordable care act

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ACO

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accountable care organimzations

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AHA

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american hospital oassociations

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AHCCCS

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arizona healthcare cost containmnet systemA

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AICR

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american institue for cancer research

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ASCLS

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american society for clinical lab science

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ASM

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american society from microbiology

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ASTM

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american sociwty for testing and materials

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CAP

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college of amiercan pathologists

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CIC

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connectivity industry consortium

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CLIA

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clnical lab imporvement at (1967)

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CLIAC

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clinical lab imporvement advisory committee

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CLSI

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clinical and lab standards institue

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CMS

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cneters for medicare and medicaid servicesD

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DHHS

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deparmnet of health and human services

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DOT

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department of transportation

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EPA

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environmental protection agency

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FFA

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federal aviation administration

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HCFA

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health care financing administraiton

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HICPAC

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healthcare infection control practices advisory committe

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HHS

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health and human services

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ISO

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international organization for standardization

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MCO

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managed care organization

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NAACLS

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naitional accrediting agency for clinical lab sicences

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NFPA

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national fire protection association

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NIA

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national instuteu on anging

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NIDA

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national instute on drug abuse

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NIOSH

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national institue for occupational safety and health

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PHS

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public health service

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PPACA

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patient protection and affordable care act