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PHLB -212 Abbreviations Quiz List # 7
AABB American Association of Blood Banks
ACA Affordable Care Act
ACO Accountable Care Organizations
AHA American H

ospital Association
AHCCCS Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
AICR American Institute for Cancer Research
ASCLS American Society for Clinical Laboratory Services
ASM American Society for Microbiology
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials, Int.
CAP College of American Pathologists
CDC Center for Disease Control and Prevention
CIC Connectivity Industry Consortium
CLIA Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act 1967
CLIAC Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act Committee
CLSI Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
DOT Department of Transportation
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
HCFA Health Care Financing Administration
HICPAC Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory
Committee
HIPAA Health Insura

α	Alpha
β	Beta
δ	Delta
γ	Gamma
λ	Lambda
∞	Infinity
µ	Micron
µg	Microgram
+	Plus, positive
-	Minus, negative
=	Equals
<	Less than
≤	Equal to or less than
>	Greater than
≥	Equal to or greater than
±	Plus or minus, positive or negative
®	Registered trademark
™	Trademark
#	Number, pound
%	Percent
Δ	Heat
♀	Female
♂	Male
↑	Increase
↓	decrease
DO NOT USE LIST!!!!
U, u	Unit – always write the word unit
IU	International unit – mistaken for IV – always write international unit
Q.D., QD, q.d., qd	Meaning daily – write daily
Q.O.D., QOD, q.o.d., qod	Write every other day
Trailing 0 – x.omg	Decimal point is missed – write x mg
Lack of leading 0 (.X mg)	Write 0.X mg
MS	Can mean morphine sulfate write morphine sulfate
MSO4 and MgSO4	Confused with one another – write either morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate

nce Portability and Accountability
Act
HMO Health Maintenance Organization
HHS Health and Human Services
MCO Managed Care Organization
NAACLS National Accrediting Agency for Clinical
Laboratory Sciences
NFPA National Fire Protection Services
NIA National Institute on Aging
NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIH National Institute for Health
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health
PHS Public Health Services
PPACA Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
PPO Preferred Provider Organization