LFT

Related terms

• liverThe largest gland in the body; its main digestive job is making bile.
• HDLHigh-density lipoprotein, often called good cholesterol.
• Hgb, HbHemoglobin: the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells, or the test that measures it.
• INRInternational normalized ratio: a standardized way of reporting the prothrombin time.
• LDLLow-density lipoprotein, often called bad cholesterol.
• MCVMean corpuscular volume: the average size of red blood cells.
• O&POva and parasites: a stool test for parasites and their eggs.
• POCTPoint-of-care testing: lab tests done at or near the patient, with fast results.
• PPDPurified protein derivative: the tuberculin used in the TB skin test, placed intradermally.

Study Point of Care Testing and Laboratory Procedures

• Free Point of Care Testing and Laboratory Procedures practice questions
• All Point of Care Testing and Laboratory Procedures terms
• Specimen Handling: Temperature, Light and Transport
• Point-of-Care and CLIA-Waived Tests: Normal Values