Phlebotomy Abreviations Flashcards

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ABY screen

A

Antibody screen (a blood bank test)

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AIDS

A

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

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Anat of Clin Path

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Anatomic or Clinical Pathology

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APTT

A

Automated Partial Thromboplastin Time

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BILL, Dir and Total

A

Bilirrubin, Direct and Total

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BMT

A

Bone Marrow Transplant

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BP

A

Blood Pressure

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CAP

A

College of American Pathologists

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CBC

A

Complete Blood Count

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Cl-

A

Chloride (ionic)

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CLIA

A

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment - the law that regulates human testing

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CO2

A

Carbon Dioxide

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DIFF

A

A differential blood smear

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14
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dL

A

Deciliter = 100ml or 0.1 liter

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15
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EDTA

A

Ethylenediamine Tetra-acetic Acid (lavender top)

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16
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EMLA

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Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics ( an emulsion that can be applied to skin to deaden pain)

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17
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FFP

A

Fresh Frozen Plasma

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18
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FUO

A

Fever of unknown origin

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19
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G force

A

Gravitational Force

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20
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GLUC

A

Glucose

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21
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GTT

A

Glucose Tolerance Test

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22
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Hgb or HB

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Hemoglobin (carries oxygen inside red blood cells

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HCT

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Hematocrit (% of packed RBC’s per 100ml of whole blood)

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HIPAA

A

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (protects the security & confidentiality of electronic health information)

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25
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Hrs PP

A

Hours post-prandial (after eating)

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HTLV

A

Virus associated with AIDS

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IV

A

Intravenous (within the veins)

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JCAHO

A

“Joint Commission” (regulates hospitals and provides standards)

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K+

A

Potassium

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LYTES

A

Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl, CO2)

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MI

A

Myocardial Infarction = heart attack

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mL

A

Milliliter= 1/1000 liter

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MONO

A

Infectious Mononucleosis

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MSDS

A

Material Safety Data Sheets

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Na

A

Sodium

36
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Na Citrate

A

Sodium Citrate (blue top tube)

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Na Fluoride

A

Sodim Fluoride (inhibits glycolisis)(grey top tube)

38
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Na Heparin

A

Sodium Heparin (green top tube)

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Na Oxalate

A

Sodium Oxalate (black top tube)

40
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CLSI

A

Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (recommends quality standards and guidelines for clinical laboratory procedures)

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OSHA

A

Occupational Safety and Health Administration that regulates safe work practices

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Packed RBCs

A

Red Blood Cells with the plasma removed

43
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pH

A

A number that indicates how much a chemical solution is acid or base in nature; the lower the number, the more acid. Water is 7 = neutral

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PLT

A

Platelet

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POCT

A

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

A

Physician Office Laboratories

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PPE

A

Personal Protective Equipment

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ProTime (PTT)

A

Prothrombin Time

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QA

A

Quality Assurance = systematic method for insuring accuracy and validity in testing

50
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QC

A

Quality Control = practices that are used as part of the overall QA effort (e.g. running normal and abnormal patients)

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QNS

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Quantity Not Sufficient = there is not enough blood to do the test

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RBC

A

Red blood cell = the cell that uses its hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the tissue

53
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RCF

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Relative Centrifugal Force = what a centrifuge measures in “G” or gravitational units; the force exerted from the center out

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RhoGam

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RhO gamma globulin = given to women of chilbearing age after delivery or abortion if the are Rh(-) to prevent them from forming Rh antibodies that might harm future pregnancies

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RT

A

Room Temperature = 25 degrees C

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Temp

A

Temperature

57
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Type and Xmatch

A

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

A

Urinalysis

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UTI

A

Urinary Tract Infection

60
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WBC

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White blood count = the cellular component of blood that fights infection