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ABG

Arterial Blood Gases

A test that measures that oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in blood.

APTT

Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time

BMP

Basic Metabolic Panel

Is a blood test that gives information about: sugar (glucose) and calcium levels in the blood. how the kidneys are functioning. The body's electrolyte and fluid balance.

BBP

Blood-Borne Pathogen

BC or B/C

Blood Culture

BT

Bleeding Time

A medical test performed to assess platelet function.

C&S

Urine Culture and Sensitivity

A microscopic study of the urine culture performed to determine the presence of pathogenic bacteria in patients with suspected urinary tract infection.

CBC

Complete Blood Count

Provides info about the types and numbers of cells in your blood.

CLSI

Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute.

Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute

Is a volunteer-driven, membership-supported, not-for-profit, standards development organization.

CMP

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

Is a blood test that measures your sugar (glucose) level, electrolyte and fluid balance, kidney function, and liver function. Glucose is a type of sugar your body uses for energy.

COC

Combined Oral Contraceptive

CSF

Cerebrospinal fluid.

Cerebrospinal fluid

A watery fluid that is continuously produced and absorbed and that flows in the ventricles within the brain and around the surface of the brain and spinal cord.

CVC

Central Venous Catheter

A catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava (the large vein returning blood to the heart) or in the right atrium of the heart.

diff

Differential white count.

Differential white count

Test that measures each type of white blood cell in your blood.

DVT

Deep Vein Thrombosis

g/dl

grams per deciLiter

GTT

Glucose Tolerance Test

Test to check how your body breaks down sugar.

HBsAG

hepatitis B surface antigen

HCG

Human chorionic gonadotropin

Is a hormone produced in the body during pregnancy.

HCT

Hematocrit

Test that measures the percentage of the volume of whole blood that is made up of red blood cells.

HgB

Hemoglobin

Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.

HgB A1C

Hemoglobin A1c

A test that measures the level of hemoglobin A1c in the blood as a means of determining the average blood sugar concentrations for the preceding two to three months.

HLA

Human leukocyte antigens

A blood test to look for a protein that is found on the surface of white blood cells.

INR

International normalized ratio

Is a laboratory measurement of how long it takes blood to form a clot.

PICC

Peripherally inserted central catheter

A long catheter introduced through a vein in the arm, then through the subclavian vein into the superior vena cava or right atrium to administer parenteral fluids (as in hyperalimentation) or medications or to measure central venous pressure.

POCT

Point-of-care Testing

SE

Side Effect

TDM

Therapeutic drug monitoring

Is a branch of clinical chemistry and clinical pharmacology that specializes in the measurement of medication concentrations in blood.

ACE

Angiotensin Converting Enzyme

This is important to the formation of angiotensin II. Angiotensin II causes arteries in the body to constrict and thereby raises the blood pressure. ACE inhibitors lower the blood pressure by inhibiting the formation of angiotensin II.

BAC

Blood Alcohol Concentration

It describes how we measure alcohol in the blood.

MI

Myocardial Infarction

Also known as a heart attack.

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Infects humans and causes damage by taking over cells in the immune system�the part of the body which usually works to fight off germs, bacteria and disease.

AIDS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Is a group of symptoms that can eventually result from an HIV infection.

WBC

White Blood Cells

PLT

Platelets

QNS

Quantity Not Sufficient

RBC

Red Blood Cells

PKU

Phenylketonuria

Is an inherited condition caused by a faulty gene.