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A/a gradient
a/A ratio
A/G ratio
A1C
AAT; α1-antitrypsin phenotyping: A1AT phenotype
AAT phenotype
abdomen sonography
Abdominal angiogram
abdominal arteriography
abdominal CT
Abdominal MRI
Abdominal peritoneoscopy
Abdominal ultrasound
ABO group Rh typing
ACA
AcCHS
Acephen
Aceta
Acetaminophen
acetoacetate
acetone
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE)
Acetylsalicylic acid
AChR
AChR-binding antibody
AChR-blocking antibody
AChR-modulating antibody
acid elution slide test
Acid-fast bacilli (AFB) culture smear
Acid hemolysis test for PNH
acid reflux test
AcP. PAP
ACTH
Actin antibody (ASMA)
acute myocardial infarction scan
AD
Adapin
ADH
ADNase-B
Adrenal angiogram
adrenal arteriography
Adrenal scintiscan
Aerosol lung scan
AFP
Agap
Air-contrast barium enema
δ-ALA
Alb
Albumin
alcohol
ALD
Alk Phos
Allegron
Allergen profile
ALP fractionation
ALT
Alveolar-arterial difference
AMA
Ambulatory electrocardiography
ambulatory monitoring
amethopterin
Amikacin
Amikin
Amphetamines
Anacin
ANF
angiocardiography
Angiography of heart
Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE)
ANH
Anoscopy (anal canal)
Antegrade pyelography
antibody screen
Anti-CCP antibodies
anti-DNA (anti-ds DNA)
AntiDNase-B titer
anti-ENA
antiextractable nuclear antigens
anti-GBM
anti-Jo (antihistidyl transfer RNA [tRNA] synthase)
antimanic drugs: lithium
Antinuclear antibodies (ANA)
Antiphospholipid antibody
Antiplatelet antibody; platelet-bound IgG/IgM
Antipsychotic drugs: haloperidol
Antisacer
antiscleroderma
antistreptococcal DNase-B titer
antithyroid peroxidase antibodies (thyroid peroxidase [TPO] antibodies were previously called thyroid antimicrosomal antibodies)
α1-antitrypsin: A1AT
Apacet
APAP 500
Apo A (Apo A1) Apo B (Apo B100)
Appendix A: Patient Preparation and Specimen Collection
Appendix B: Potential Nursing Diagnoses Associated with Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing
Appendix C: Guidelines for Age-Specific Communication
Appendix D: Transfusion Reactions: Laboratory Findings and Potential Nursing Interventions
Appendix E: Introduction to CLIA
Appendix F: Effects of Natural Products on Laboratory Values
Appendix G: Standard and Universal Precautions
Appendix H: Laboratory Critical Values
Appendix I: Diagnostic Critical Findings
APTT
arginine vasopressin hormone
Arm x-rays
Arterial blood gases (ABGs)
arterial ultrasound
Arthrocentesis
ASA
Ascites fluid analysis
ASMA
ASO
Aspergum
Aspiration scan
aspirin
Aspirin Free Anacin
AST
α1-AT
AT-III
α1-AT phenotype
atrial natriuretic factor
Atrial natriuretic hormone
Automated reagin testing (ART)
Aventyl HCL