Quick Review Cards for Medical Laboratory Science

Partial List of Abbreviations Used xx Ab Antibody Ag Antigen AHG Antihuman globulin AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ASAP ...

Partial List of Abbreviations Usedcontinued xxi Hib Haemophilus influenzaetype b HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accounta ...

Partial List of Abbreviations Usedcontinued xxii Tf Transfuse, transfusion UTI Urinary tract infection VRE Vancomycin-resistant ...

1 SECTION Laboratory Operations Review ...

Credentialing Laboratory Operations Review 2 PROCESS DEFINITION EXAMPLES Accreditation Certification Licensure Recognition grant ...

Agencies That Issue Guidelines/Standards Laboratory Operations Review 3 AGENCY GUIDELINES/STANDARDS AABB (formerly American Asso ...

Federal Regulatory Agencies Laboratory Operations Review 4 AGENCY AUTHORITY Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) D ...

Federal Regulations Laboratory Operations Review 5 STANDARD SUMMARY Hazard Communication Standard (OSHA 1983) “Right-to-Know Law ...

CLIA ‘88 Test Complexities Laboratory Operations Review 6 PROFICIENCY TESTING PERSONNEL COMPLEXITY CRITERIA QUALITY CONTROL TEST ...

Bloodborne Pathogens Standard Laboratory Operations Review 7 History Purpose Primary Requirements Published in 1991. Revised in ...

Specimen Infectivity Laboratory Operations Review 8 POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS USUALLY NOT INFECTIOUS (UNLESS VISIBLY BLOODY) Blood ...

Packaging of Biologics for Shipping Laboratory Operations Review 9 REQUIREMENT EXPLANATION Primary container Secondary container ...

Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) Laboratory Operations Review 10 History Also Known As Purpose Primary Requirements Issued by ...

Occupational Exposures to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories Standard Laboratory Operations Review 11 History Also Known As Pur ...

Hazard Categories of Chemicals Laboratory Operations Review 12 CLASSIFICATION EXAMPLE EFFECT COMMENTS Corrosives Toxic substance ...

Hazard Categories of Chemicalscontinued CLASSIFICATION EXAMPLE EFFECT COMMENTS Reactives Ether forms explosive peroxides on expo ...

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Hazmat Diamond Hazard Identification System Laboratory Operations Review 14 HAZARD S ...

Hazard Identification Systemcontinued Red area = flammability Blue area = health Yellow area = reactivity White area = special d ...

Storage of Chemicals Laboratory Operations Review 16 CHEMICAL CATEGORY EXAMPLES STORAGE GUIDELINES Acids Bases Flammables Oxidiz ...

Fire Safety Laboratory Operations Review 17 CLASS OF FIRE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL EXTINGUISHERS TO USE COMMENTS A B C D Don’t use w ...