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Phlebotomy Abreviations Flashcards

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ABY screen

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Antibody screen (a blood bank test)

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AIDS

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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

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Automated Partial Thromboplastin Time

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BILL, Dir and Total

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Bilirrubin, Direct and Total

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BMT

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Bone Marrow Transplant

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BP

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Blood Pressure

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CAP

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College of American Pathologists

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CBC

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Complete Blood Count

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Cl-

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Chloride (ionic)

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CLIA

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Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment - the law that regulates human testing

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CO2

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Carbon Dioxide

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DIFF

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A differential blood smear

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dL

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Deciliter = 100ml or 0.1 liter

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EDTA

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Ethylenediamine Tetra-acetic Acid (lavender top)

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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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FFP

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Fresh Frozen Plasma

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FUO

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Fever of unknown origin

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G force

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Gravitational Force

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GLUC

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Glucose

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GTT

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Glucose Tolerance Test

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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

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

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Hrs PP

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Hours post-prandial (after eating)

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HTLV

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Virus associated with AIDS

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IV

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Intravenous (within the veins)

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JCAHO

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“Joint Commission” (regulates hospitals and provides standards)

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K+

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LYTES

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Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl, CO2)

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MI

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Myocardial Infarction = heart attack

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mL

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Milliliter= 1/1000 liter

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MONO

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Infectious Mononucleosis

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MSDS

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Material Safety Data Sheets

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Na

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Na Citrate

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Sodium Citrate (blue top tube)

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Na Fluoride

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Sodim Fluoride (inhibits glycolisis)(grey top tube)

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Na Heparin

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Sodium Heparin (green top tube)

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Na Oxalate

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Sodium Oxalate (black top tube)

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CLSI

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

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OSHA

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration that regulates safe work practices

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Packed RBCs

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Red Blood Cells with the plasma removed

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pH

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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

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POCT

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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

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Physician Office Laboratories

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PPE

A

Personal Protective Equipment

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ProTime (PTT)

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Prothrombin Time

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QA

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

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QC

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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

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

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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

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Room Temperature = 25 degrees C

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Temp

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Temperature

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Type and Xmatch

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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

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Urinary Tract Infection

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WBC

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

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