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Agglutin (o)
Gluing, Clumping
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Phago
Eating, Consuming, Swallowing
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PRL
Prolactin Specific Antigen
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PSA
Prostate Specific Antigen
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PTT
Partial Thromboplastin Time
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TSH
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
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VDRL
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
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BCA
Breast Cancer Antigen
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Diluent
Liquid used to dissolve & dilute a drug.
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Intradermal
Within the upper layers of the skin, 5 degree angle
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Intramuscular
Within the muscle, 90 degree angle
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Intravenous
Directly into the vein.
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Subcutaneous
Beneath the skin, 45 degree angle
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Parenteral
Giving drugs by any other means than through the GI tract.
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Gauge
Needles inside diameter
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Lumen
The space or opening at the end of a needle.
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Vial
small bottle with a rubber diaphram
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taut
skin tightly stretched
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sanitization
1st level, scrubbing of instruments & equipment
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disinfection
2nd level of infection control
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sterilization
3rd level, required for all instruments or supplies that penetrate a patients skin
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antiseptic
cleaning product used on human tissue
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disinfectant
cleaning products applied to instruments & equipment to reduce or eliminate infectious organisms
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nosocomial infection
hospital-related infection. transmission of disease from an infected patient
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induration
positive test result where the skin turns red & becomes raised & hard
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Standard Precautions
1996 combination of Universal Precautions transmission based for public health care.
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Universal Precautions
"universal blood & body fluid precautions" for health care workers by the CDC
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immunization
administration of a vacine or toxoid to reduce risk or prevent illness.
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sterilization indicator
strips that confirm that the items in the autoclave have been correctly sterilized
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contraindication
a symptom that renders use of a remedy or procedure inadvisable because of risk
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arthrography
radiologist uses contrast medium & fluoroscopy to help diagnose
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contrast radiology
xray of internal body structures & functions done while taking a contrast medium
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ultrasound
high-frequency sound waves through the skin produces images based on the echoes
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thermography
performed to diagnose breast tumors
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PET
used for diagnosing brain-related conditions
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intravenous pyelography
performed by radiologist, injects a contrast medium into a vein
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invasive
insertion of a catheter , wire or other testing device into a patients blood vessel or organ
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noninvasive
procedures such as standard x-ray /ultrasound to view internal structures
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