| A | B |
|---|
| Ergonomic | workplace design, regarding human body mechanics |
| Incident report | documentation or record of an accident |
| MSDS | printed materials of hazardous materials |
| OSHA | safety standards in the workplace |
| PPE | these are used to protect healthcare workers where exposure exists |
| RACE | rescue,alarm,confine, extinguish |
| Occupational Exposure | parenteral contact with infectious material |
| CLIA | regulate all laboratories to ensure accurate pt test results |
| CDC | preventing and controlling diseases, injury and disability |
| Workplace hazard | area concerned with health and safety |
| Chemical waste | substances such as germicides, cleaning solutions, solvents and pharmaceuticals |
| Infectious waste | material that has potential to carry a disease |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act |
| Physician Office Laboratory | performs test right in the office |
| Qualitative Test | analyzes a specimen for the presence or the absence of a substance |
| Quantitative Test | analyzes a specimen for the presence and the amount |
| anaerobic | able to live without oxygen |
| Bloodborne Pathogen | microorganisms capable of causing disease |
| Immunity | resistance to a disease |
| Methicillan-resistant staphylococcus aureus | MRSA |
| HAV | Hepatitis A Virus |
| HCV | Hepatitis C Virus |
| Biohazard | medical waste or virus that may cause a threat to human beings |
| HBV | Hepatitis B Virus |
| Incubator | container in which a specific temperature is maintained to achieve a certain amout |
