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ABG
 Definition
Arterial Blood gases
Term
ACT
 Definition
Actvated clotting time.
Term
PTT
 Definition
Partial thromboplastin time
Term
APTT
 Definition
Activated partial thromboplastin time
Term
RBC
 Definition
Red blood cell / red blood count
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BT
 Definition
Bleeding time
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FBS
 Definition
Fasting blood sugar
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GTT
 Definition
Glucose tolerance test
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BUN
 Definition
Blood urea nitrogen
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SST
 Definition
Serum separator tube
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WBC
 Definition
White blood cell / white cell count
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LDH
 Definition
Lactate dehydrogenase
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HCT
 Definition
Hematocrit
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HDL
 Definition
High-density lipoprotein
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CBC
 Definition
complete blood count
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BURPP
 Definition
bilirubin, uric acid, phosphorus, potassium
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Hgb
 Definition
hemoglobin
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ESR
 Definition
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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INR
 Definition
international normalized ratio
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EIA
 Definition
enzyme immunoassay
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ALP
 Definition
alkaline phosphatase
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MCV
 Definition
mean corpuscular volume
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MPV
 Definition
mean platelet volume
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BBP
 Definition
bloodborne pathogen
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BAC
 Definition
blood alcohol concentration
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APC
 Definition
ambulatory patient classification
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ARD
 Definition
antimicrobial removal device
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CAP
 Definition
college of american pathologists
Term
CNS
 Definition
central nervous system
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CBG's
 Definition
capillary blood gases
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CDC
 Definition
center for disease contol and prevention
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CVAD
 Definition
central vascular access device
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CVC
 Definition
central venous catheter
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CSF
 Definition
cerebrolspinal fluid
Term
C&S
 Definition
culture and sensitivity
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CRP
 Definition
C-reactive protein
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CLSI
 Definition
clinical and labratory standards institute
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CLIA' 88
 Definition
clinical laboratory improvement amendments of 1988
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CPT
 Definition
current procedural terminology codes
Term
CPD
 Definition
Citrate-phosphate-dextrose
Term
DRG's
 Definition
diagnosis-related groups
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EDTA
 Definition
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid tube additive
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EMLA
 Definition
eutectic mixture of local esthetics
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ETOH
 Definition
ethanol or blood alcohol
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FOBT
 Definition
fecal occult blood test
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FUO
 Definition
fever of unknown origin
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GLP's
 Definition
good laboratory practices
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HIPAA
 Definition
health insurance portability and accountability
Term
HIV
 Definition
human immunodeficiency virus
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HBV
 Definition
hepatitis B virus
Term
HCV
 Definition
hepatitis C virus
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HAI
 Definition
healthcare associated infection
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HCG
 Definition
human chronic gonadotropin
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NPO
 Definition
nothing by mouth
Term
PST
 Definition
plama seperator tubes
Term
QNS
 Definition
quantity not sufficient
Term
TDM
 Definition
therapeutic drug monitoring
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