MA Ch.45-49 Abbreviations Questions and Answers

MA Ch.45-49 Abbreviations Questions and Answers AAMA American Association of Medical Assistants POL physician's office laboratory UTI urinary tract infection CMA certified medical assistant RMA registered medical assistant MT medical technologist MLT medical laboratory technician AMT American Medical Technologist ASCP American Society for Clinical Pathologists CCMA Certified Clinical Medical Assistant CLS Clinical Laboratory Scientist CLT Clinical Laboratory Technician (OR Technologist) MLA medical laboratory assistant ISCLT International Society for Clinical Laboratory Technology CMLA Certified Medical Laboratory Assistant NHA National Healthcareer Association RMT Registered Medical Technologist CPT Certified Phlebotomy Technician NCA National Certification Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel FOBT fecal occult blood test RBC red blood cell WBC white blood cell INR international normalized ratio LDL low-density lipoprotein HDL high-density lipoprotein CSF cerebrospinal fluid CLIA Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services FDA (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HIV human immunodeficiency virus SOP Standard Operating Procedure QA Quality Assurance QC quality control OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration HCS Hazard Communication Standard SDS Safety Data Sheet PPE personal protective equipment BBPS Bloodborne Pathogens Standard OPIM Other potentially infectious materials HMIS Hazardous Material Identification System HBV hepatitis B virus HCV hepatitis C virus PEP post-exposure prophylaxis STAT immediately EHR electronic health record PHI Protected Health Information C Celsius F Fanrenheit SI systeme international WHO World Health Organization PPM(P) provider performed microscopy procedure KOH potassium hydroxide CAP College of American Pathologists HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act CoW Certificate of Waiver (D)HHS Department of Health and Human Services RPM revolutions per minute TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyrotropin) C&S culture and sensitivity FSH follicle-stimulating hormone LH luteinizing hormone PKU phenylketonuria UA urinalysis PPP 2-hour postprandial specimen CCMS clean-catch midstream specimen CPT current procedure terminology Na Sodium K Potassium CLSI Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute hCG human chorionic gonadotropin OTC over the counter SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse IAPS International Academy of phlebotomy sciences NCA National Certification Agency NPA National Phlebotomy Association CBC complete blood count EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid SST serum separator tube PST plasma separator tube PT prothrombin time APTT activated partial thromboplastin time POCT Point of care testing ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate ALT alanine aminotransferase AST aspartate aminotransferase HcT hematocrit HgB hemoglobin H&H hemoglobin and hematocrit LED Light Emitting Diode MCV mean cell volume MCH mean cell hemoglobin MCHC mean cell ratio of Hgb and Hct FBG fasting blood glucose GTT glucose tolerance test T3 triiodothyronine T4 thyroxine TSH thyroid stimulating hormone TRH thyrotropin releasing hormone