Phlebotomy 4 Flashcards
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prefix
a word ending
suffix
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vessel
angi, vas
artery
arteri
joint
arthr
heart
cardi
blue
cyan
bladder
cyst
cell
cyt, cyte
red
erythr
glucose, sugar
glyc
blood
hem, hemat
liver
hepat
tissue
hist
white
leuk
muscle
my
bone marrow, spinal chord
myel
kidney
nephr, ren
nerve
neur
tumor
onc
bone
oste
oxygen
ox
disease
path
child
ped
vein
phleb
air, lung
pneumon
lung
pulmon
hard
scler
clot
thromb
poison
tox
urine
ur, urin
vein
ven
around
peri-
rapid, fast
tachy-
pain
-algia
within
-intra
between
inter-
pertaining to
-ar, -ary
surgical puncture, remove fluid
-centesis
blood condition
-emia
inflammation
-itis
study of
-logy
breakdown, destruction
-lysis
tumor
-oma
condition, abnormal process
-osis
oxygen level
-oxia
deficiency
-penia
breathing
-phea
burst forth, excessive flow
-rrhage
stopping, controlling, standing
-stasis
cutting, incision
-tomy
ACTH
adrenocorticotropic hormone
ADH
antidiuretic hormone
ALT
alanine transminase
AMI
acute myocardial infarction
AST
aspartate aminotransferase
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
CAD
coronary artery disease
CHF
congestive heart failure
CMV
cytomegalovirus
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPR
cardiopulmonary resucitation
CVC
central venous catheter
CVAD
central venous access device
DIC
disseminated intravascular coagulation
DKA
diabetic acidosis (ketoacidosis)
DRG
diagnosis-related group
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
ECG
electrocardiogram
ESR/sed rate
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
FBS
fasting blood sugar
FSH
follicle-stimulation hormone
HCG
human chorionic gonadotropin
LD/LDH
lactic dehydrogenase
MCH
mean corpuscular hemoglobin
PICC
peripherally inserted central catheter
PKU
phenylketonuria
PP
postprandial (after meal)
PPD
purified protein derivative (TB test)
PSA
prostate-specific antigen
PT
prothrombin time/physical therapy
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
RPR
rapid plasma reagin
TSH
thyroid-stimulating hormone
URI
upper respiratory infection
VAD
vascular access device
ACO
Accountable Care Organization
AHA
American Hospital Association
CAP
College of American Pathologists
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CLIA
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (1967)
CLIAC ‘88
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
CLSI
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
HICPAC
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
MCO
Managed Care Organization
NAACLS
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Services
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
NIH
National Institute of Health
NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
PHS
Public Health Service
PPO
Preferred Provider Organization