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| A needle puncture into the uterine cavity to remove amniotic fluid, the liquid that surrounds the unborn baby |
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| Any substance that induces an immune response |
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| An immunoglobulin (protein) produced by the body that reacts with and neutralizes an antigen (usually a foreign substance) |
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| Tissue removed from a living body for examination |
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| A method of obtaining a urine specimen using a special cleansing technique; also called a midstream urine |
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| The growth of microorganisms in a special media (culture), followed by a test to determine the antibiotic to which they best respond (sensitivity) |
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| Tests that are ordered once by the doctor but are ordered every day until the doctor discontinues the order |
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| Identification of the types of white cells found in the blood |
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| The visual examination of urine using a special chemically treated stick |
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| A group of tests done in chemistry, which usually includes sodium, potassium, chloride, and CO2 |
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| no solid foods by mouth and no fluids containing nourishment (e.g., sugar or milk) |
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| A method of testing stool and urine using guaiac as a reagent for hidden (occult) blood (may also be called a Hemoccult Slide Test) |
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| A procedure used to remove cerebrospinal fluid from the spinal canal |
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| Blood that is undetectable to the eye |
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| A test performed to detect cancerous cells in the female genital tract; the Pap staining method can also study body secretions, excretions, and tissue scrapings |
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| A surgical puncture and drainage of a body cavity |
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| The study of body changes caused by disease |
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| The fluid portion of the blood in which the cells are suspended; it contains a clotting factor called fibrinogen |
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| A body fluid sample that can be collected at any time |
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| Range of normal values for a laboratory test result |
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| The study of blood serum or other body fluids for immune bodies, which are the body's defense when disease occurs |
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| The mucous secretion from lungs, bronchi, or trachea |
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| The procedure to remove bone marrow from the breastbone cavity for diagnostic purposes; also called a bone marrow biopsy |
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| A needle puncture into the pleural space in the chest cavity to remove pleural fluid for diagnostic or therapeutic reasons |
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| Identification of tissue types to predicct acceptance or rejection of tissue and organ transplants |
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| The patient's blood is typed, then tested for compatibility with blood from a donor of the same blood type and Rh factor |
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| The patient's blood type and Rh factor are determined, and a general antibody screen is performed |
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| The physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of the urine |
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| Urine is tested; if certain parameters are met, a culture is performed |
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| comprehensive metabolic panel |
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| creatine phosphokinase or creatine kinase |
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| erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
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| hepatitis B surface antigen |
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| human chorionic gonadotropin |
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| high-density lipoproteins |
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| hemoglobin and hematocrit |
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| human immunodeficiency virus screen |
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| lumbar puncture (also called spinal tap) |
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| prostatic acid phosphatase |
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| hydrogen ion concentration |
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| partial pressure of oxygen |
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| prostatic specific antigen |
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| partial thromboplastin time or activated partial thromboplastin time |
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| random blood sugar or blood sugar |
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| red cell distribution width |
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| respiratory syncytial virus |
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| total iron-binding capacity |
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| thyroid-stimulating hormone |
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| timed stat (to be drawn stat at specified time) |
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| Venereal Disease Research Laboratories |
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