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Phlebotomy Essentials
Ch 4. Medical Terminology
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11/18/2011
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Erythrocytes

 Definition

 

Red Blood Cells
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Edema

 Definition

 

Swollen or full of bodily fluids
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CBC

 Definition
Complete Blood Counts
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Cyanotic

 Definition

 

Bluish color due to lack of oxygen
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Phlebitis

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Inflammation of the vein due to several venipunctures
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HBV
 Definition
Hepatitis B Virus
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GTT
 Definition
Glucose Tolerance test, good reference value in the morning, fasting
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Thrombus
 Definition
Blood clotting / platelets
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Hematuria
 Definition
Blood in the urine
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STAT
 Definition
Right away, or ER most priority over ICU
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Post Prandial or P. C.
 Definition
After meal
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A.C.
 Definition
Before meal
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BBP
 Definition
Blood borne pathogen, body fluid or blood spill
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ABP
 Definition
Airborne pathogen, communicable infection, coughing, sneezing and mucous
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Leukocytes
 Definition
White blood cells
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WBC
 Definition
White Blood Cells
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Brady
 Definition
Slow
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Tachy
 Definition
Fast
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Cardia
 Definition
Heart
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dys
 Definition
difficulty
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pnea
 Definition
breating
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venule
 Definition
smallest vein
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arteriole
 Definition
smallest artery
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N.P.O.
 Definition
nothing by mouth
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ABO
 Definition
blood group system
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ABGs
 Definition
arterial blood gases
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PT
 Definition
protime
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ESR
 Definition
Erythrocytes sedimentation rate
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Hb, Hgb
 Definition
hemoglobin
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OGTT
 Definition
oral glucose tolerance test, non-fasting
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-oma
 Definition
mass or tumor
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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BS
 Definition
Blood Sugar
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Chol
 Definition
Cholesterol
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CPR
 Definition
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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HCT
 Definition
hematocrit
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Hg
 Definition
mercury
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HH (H&H)
 Definition
Hemoglobin and hematocrit
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lymphs
 Definition
lymphocytes
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lytes
 Definition
electrolytes
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Na
 Definition
Sodium
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NKA
 Definition
No Known Allergy
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PKU
 Definition
phenylketonuria
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PTT
 Definition
Partial thromboplastin time
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PLT
 Definition
Platelet
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QNS
 Definition
quantity not sufficient
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R/O
 Definition
rule out
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RPR

 Definition
rapid plasma reagin
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SA
 Definition
sinoatrial
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