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"LIS" has tended to refer to laboratory informatics systems in the forensics and clinical markets, which often required special case management tools. "PDES" has generally applied to a wider scope, including, for example, virtual manufacturing techniques, while not necessarily integrating with laboratory equipment .
In 2001, California enacted phlebotomy licensure following a public health outcry about an on-the-job trained phlebotomist that re-used needles. [15] [16] California has two levels of phlebotomy licensure: Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) – authorized to perform skin puncture and venipuncture blood collection. [17]
Phlebotomy licensure is the process by which various regulatory bodies regulate the practice of phlebotomy within its jurisdiction through licensure. In many countries a license is not required, or is obtained through other broader qualifications (such as a medical license), while in others, professional phlebotomists are separately licensed.
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes). This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
Abbreviation Organization or personnel PA: Physician assistant or pathologist assistant PAC: Certified Physician assistant or pathologist assistant CPT: Phlebotomist: PCT: Primary care trust (UK) PGNZ: Pharmaceutical Guild of New Zealand PHARM: Pharmaceutical Health and Rational Use of Medicines (Australia) Pharm.D: Doctor of Pharmacy PMS
Abbreviation Meaning B x: biopsy: Ba: barium: BAC: blood alcohol content: BAD: bipolar affective disorder: BADLs: basic ADLs basic activities of daily living: BAL: bronchoalveolar lavage British anti-Lewisite blood alcohol level: BAO: basic acid output: BAT: brown adipose tissue: BAV: bicuspid aortic valve: BBA: bilateral breast augmentation ...
Abbreviation Meaning L: leukocytes lumbar vertebrae (L1 to L5) L&D: labor and delivery: LA: left atrium lymphadenopathy local anesthetic: LAAM: L-alpha-acetylmethadol: Lab: laboratory (in health care, usually referring to clinical laboratory) LABA: long-acting beta agonist: LABBB: left anterior bundle branch block: Lac: laceration lactate: LAD
Use of abbreviations, such as those relating to the route of administration or dose of a medication, can be confusing and is the most common source of medication errors. [2] Use of some acronyms has been shown to impact the safety of patients in hospitals, and "do not use lists" have been published at a national level in the US. [4]