Introduction To Clinical Chem Flashcards
(53 cards)
1
Q
A
A
Absorbance
2
Q
a
A
Molar absorptivity
3
Q
AAS
A
Atomic absorption spectrophotometry
4
Q
AAT
A
Alpha-1-antitrypsin
5
Q
Ab
A
Antibody
6
Q
A/G
A
Albumin/Globulin Ratio
7
Q
Ag
A
Antigen
8
Q
CV
A
Coefficient of variation
9
Q
DI
A
Diabetes Insipidus
10
Q
DM
A
Diabetes mellitus
11
Q
EDTA
A
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
12
Q
ETS
A
Evacuated tube system
13
Q
FBS
A
Fasting blood sugar
14
Q
FEP
A
Flame emission photometry
15
Q
AFP
A
Alpha-fetoprotein
16
Q
Apo
A
Apolipoprotein
17
Q
BUN
A
Blood urea nitrogen
18
Q
CDC
A
Center of Disease Control and Prevention
19
Q
CIE
A
Counterimmunoelectrophoresis
20
Q
CLSI
A
Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute
21
Q
CRP
A
C-reactive protein
22
Q
LDL
A
Low density lipoprotein
23
Q
M
A
Molarity
24
Q
m
A
Mole
25
N
Normality
26
NCCLS
National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards
27
NEFA
Non-esterified fatty acid
28
NIDDM
Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
29
NPO
Nothing per orem; nothing by mouth
30
OD
Optical density
31
FFA
Free fatty acid
32
GC/MS
Gas chromatography/ Mass spectrometry
33
HDL
High density lipoprotein
34
HPLC
High performance liquid chromatography
35
IDDM
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
36
ISE
Ion selective electrode
37
LASER
Light amplification by standard emission of radiation
38
QA
Quality assurance
39
QC
Quality control
40
QNS
Quality not sufficient
41
rpm
Revolutions per minute
42
SD
Standard deviation
43
STAT
Short turnaround time; Specimen collected to be analyzed immediately
44
TAG
Triglycerides
45
%T
Percent transmittance
46
TC
To contain (pipet)
47
TD
To deliver pipet
48
PFF
Protein-free filtrate
49
POCT
Point of care testing
50
PPS
Post-prandial sugar
51
TDM
Therapeutic drug monitoring
52
TLC
Thin layer chromatography
53
VLDL
Very low density lipoprotein
