Introduction To Clinical Chem Flashcards

1
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A

A

Absorbance

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2
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a

A

Molar absorptivity

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3
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AAS

A

Atomic absorption spectrophotometry

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4
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AAT

A

Alpha-1-antitrypsin

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5
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Ab

A

Antibody

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6
Q

A/G

A

Albumin/Globulin Ratio

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7
Q

Ag

A

Antigen

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8
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CV

A

Coefficient of variation

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9
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DI

A

Diabetes Insipidus

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10
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DM

A

Diabetes mellitus

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11
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EDTA

A

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

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12
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ETS

A

Evacuated tube system

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13
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FBS

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Fasting blood sugar

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14
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FEP

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Flame emission photometry

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15
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AFP

A

Alpha-fetoprotein

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16
Q

Apo

A

Apolipoprotein

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17
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BUN

A

Blood urea nitrogen

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18
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CDC

A

Center of Disease Control and Prevention

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19
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CIE

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Counterimmunoelectrophoresis

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20
Q

CLSI

A

Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute

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21
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CRP

A

C-reactive protein

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22
Q

LDL

A

Low density lipoprotein

23
Q

M

A

Molarity

24
Q

m

A

Mole

25
Q

N

A

Normality

26
Q

NCCLS

A

National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards

27
Q

NEFA

A

Non-esterified fatty acid

28
Q

NIDDM

A

Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

29
Q

NPO

A

Nothing per orem; nothing by mouth

30
Q

OD

A

Optical density

31
Q

FFA

A

Free fatty acid

32
Q

GC/MS

A

Gas chromatography/ Mass spectrometry

33
Q

HDL

A

High density lipoprotein

34
Q

HPLC

A

High performance liquid chromatography

35
Q

IDDM

A

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

36
Q

ISE

A

Ion selective electrode

37
Q

LASER

A

Light amplification by standard emission of radiation

38
Q

QA

A

Quality assurance

39
Q

QC

A

Quality control

40
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QNS

A

Quality not sufficient

41
Q

rpm

A

Revolutions per minute

42
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SD

A

Standard deviation

43
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STAT

A

Short turnaround time; Specimen collected to be analyzed immediately

44
Q

TAG

A

Triglycerides

45
Q

%T

A

Percent transmittance

46
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TC

A

To contain (pipet)

47
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TD

A

To deliver pipet

48
Q

PFF

A

Protein-free filtrate

49
Q

POCT

A

Point of care testing

50
Q

PPS

A

Post-prandial sugar

51
Q

TDM

A

Therapeutic drug monitoring

52
Q

TLC

A

Thin layer chromatography

53
Q

VLDL

A

Very low density lipoprotein