Abbreviations && Terminology
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 BBP | Blood Born Pathogen |
| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen |
| C & S | Culture & Sensitivity |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| EBV | Epstein Barr Virus |
| ESR | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
| FBS | Fasting Blood Sugar |
| GTT | Glucose Tolerance Test |
| HCG | Human Chorionic Gonadotropin |
| HCT | Hematocrit Test |
| HDL | High Density Lipoprotein |
| HGB | Hemoglobin |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability & Acountability Act |
| K | Potassium |
| Ante | Before |
| Athero | Combing form meaning "fatty build up" |
| Chlor | Green |
| Cyte | Cell |
| Emia | Condition of the blood |
| Erythro | Red |
| Hema | Relating to the blood |
| Leuko | White |
| Lysis | Destruction of Cell |
| LDL | Low Density Lipoprotein |
| O2 | oxygen |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
| PKU | Phenylkentonuria |
| POCT | Point of Care Test |
| POL | Physicians Office Lab |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
| RBC | Red Blood Cells |
| SST | Serum Seperator Tube |
| STAT | Immediately |
| Tx | Treatment |
| UA | Urinalysis |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
| WBC | White Blood Cells |
| WNL | Within Normal Limits |
| Ology | The study or science of |
| Otomy | Surgical Insicion |
| Penia | Too Few; Lack of |
| Phlebo | Vein |
| Poly | Many |
| Sclerosis | Abnormal Hardening |
| Thrombo | Blood Clot |
| Uria | Urine |
| Veno | Vein |
| Xantho | Yellow |
| Albumin | Water Soluble Protein |
| Anemia | Lack of RBC in blood volume |
| Antecubital | Bend of the elbow where 3 major veins are located |
| Artery | Blood Vessel that carries O2 blood |
| Basophils | Least common WBC |
| Bevel | The slanted point of a needle |
| Biliruben | Yellow Orange substance that comes from the break down of Hemoglobin |
| Biohazard | Any Material that has come in contact w/ blood & other body fluids |
| Brachial | Refers to the large artery in the upper arm |
| Buffy Coat | The layer of WBCs between the RBC & plasma |
| Capillary | Tiny blood vessels that link arterys & veins |
| Cholesterol | a thick fat like substance that travels the blood as lipoproteins |
| Coagulant | Process of Blood clotting |
| Constrict | To become smaller in diameter |
| Culture | Microorganism culture in a neutrant medium |
| Differential | a Test that measures WBC in the blood |
| Dilate | To enlarge in diameter |
| Elasticity | Flexibility or "bounce back" |
| Eosinophils | WBC responsible for fighting infection |
| Erythrocyte | RBC responsible for carrying O2 blood to cells |
| Feces | Known as stool |
| Fibrinogen | A protein found in plasma that is important in blood clot formation |
| Guage | Size & Diameter of needle |
| Glucose | Simple sugar thats used as a major source of energy in the body |
| Hematocrit | The packed RBC in whole blood |
| Hematoma | swelling caused by blood under the skin |
| Hematopoiesis | The process of new blood cell formation in the red bone marrow |
| Hematuria | The presence of blood in the urine |
| Hemaglobin | a protein that contains iron, the main components of erythrocytes. |
| Hemolysis | The destruction of RBC which release hemoglobin |
| Lancet | small disposible needle with a sharp point to puncture the skin & make a shallow insicion |
| Meniscus | The curve of air in the liquid surface of a liquid specimen in a container |
| Neutrophils | White blood cells that attack harmful bacteria & other microorganisms |
| Nasocominal Infection | an infection contracted in the hospital |
| Plasma | fluid componet of the blood that makes of 55% of blood volume |
| Platelets | Fragments of cytoplasm in the blood that are crucial to clot formation, also called thrombocytes |
| Radial | An artery located in the groove of the thumb side of the inner wrist where the pulse is taken |
| Sediment | Insoluble material such as cells and crystals that will be forced to the bottom after centrifugation. |
| Serum | The liquid portion of blood when all the clotting factors have been removed |
| Sodium | maintenance fluid balance in the blood & responsible for nerve impulses |
| Specific Gravity | measures the amount of substances disolved in urine |
| Specimen | a sample of something tested |
| Sterile | Free from all live bacteria or other living microorganisms & their spores |
| Supernatant | clear fluid after centrifugation |
| Syncope | breif loss of consciousness; also known as fainting |
| Transmission | to transfer from one organism to another |
| Triglycerides | Type of lipid found in blood that serves as an energy source transported in the blood stream by LDL |
| Vein | Blood Vessel that carries low O2 blood to the heart |
| Venipuncture | the puncture of vein usually with a needle for the purpose of drawing blood |
| Waiver | The intention relinquishment of a known right |
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