CLINICAL LAB SCIENEC

Index
Note: Page numbers followed by c, f, and t indicate charts, figures, and tables, respectively.
A
AACC. See American Association for
Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
AARC. See American Association for
Respiratory Care (AARC)
ABO blood group(s)
described, 418, 418f
reactions with, with anti-A and
anti-B sera, 418, 418t
ABO blood grouping, 81–82
ABO slide grouping procedures, 424,
425f
Absorbance, determination of, spectrophotometer
in, 328
Acceptance of assignment, from
health care providers and
insurance, 160
Accident(s), investigations of, 102–106
described, 102–104
information collection in, 105–106
initiation of, reasons for, 104
responsibility for, 104
terminology related to, 103–104
timeframe for, 105
Accreditation
described, 33–34
of educational programs, 34–36,
35t
facility and department, 36–37,
36t
of hospitals, 78
of medical laboratories, 27–59
Accuracy
defined, 235t, 236
in immunohematology, 419
precision vs., 246, 246f
in QA, 250–253, 251f
Acetest, 309–310, 310f
Acetoacetic acid, 309
Acetone, described, 309
Acidity, 209
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS), 90, 112, 114
Activated partial thromboplastin
time (APTT), 81
Acute sample, 127
ADA. See Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA)
Administration, of health care facilities,
156–161. See also Health
care facilities, administration
of
Affective, defined, 65
Agglutination
defined, 427
grading of, 427f
AHA. See American Hospital Association
(AHA)
AIDS. See Acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS)
Airborne pathogens, 112–113
exposure to, 266, 267t
introduction to, 117–120, 120t
organisms requiring precautions,
118–120, 120t
protection against and prevention
of infection from, 126,
147–152, 149f
exposure-prevention education
in, 151
in medical laboratory workers,
147–148
minimizing exposure to
infectious organisms in, 148
postexposure considerations,
151–152
preexposure precautions,
150–151
standard precautions in,
148–150, 149f
universal precautions in, 150
TB-related, 141–142, 142f
treatment related to, 126
Albumin, in total protein, 369
Albuminuria, 313
Alkalinity, 209
Allied health students, categorization
of, 121–124, 122f, 123f
American Association for Clinical
Chemistry (AACC), 54
American Association for Respiratory
Care (AARC), 35, 36
American Association of Bioanalysts,
54, 55
American Board of Pathology, 28
American Clinical Laboratory Association,
55
American Hospital Association
(AHA), 62
Patient Bill of Rights of, 61–66,
67t, 76
American Medical Technologists
(AMTs), 17, 37, 54
American Red Cross, 116, 417
American Society for Clinical Laboratory
Scientists (ASCLS), 14,
17, 40, 40t, 53, 54
Code of Ethics of, 40t
461
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