Phlebotomy Abreviations Flashcards
ABY screen
Antibody screen (a blood bank test)
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Anat of Clin Path
Anatomic or Clinical Pathology
APTT
Automated Partial Thromboplastin Time
BILL, Dir and Total
Bilirrubin, Direct and Total
BMT
Bone Marrow Transplant
BP
Blood Pressure
CAP
College of American Pathologists
CBC
Complete Blood Count
Cl-
Chloride (ionic)
CLIA
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment - the law that regulates human testing
CO2
Carbon Dioxide
DIFF
A differential blood smear
dL
Deciliter = 100ml or 0.1 liter
EDTA
Ethylenediamine Tetra-acetic Acid (lavender top)
EMLA
Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics ( an emulsion that can be applied to skin to deaden pain)
FFP
Fresh Frozen Plasma
FUO
Fever of unknown origin
G force
Gravitational Force
GLUC
Glucose
GTT
Glucose Tolerance Test
Hgb or HB
Hemoglobin (carries oxygen inside red blood cells
HCT
Hematocrit (% of packed RBC’s per 100ml of whole blood)
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (protects the security & confidentiality of electronic health information)