ANALYSIS OF URINE AND BODILY FLUIDS AABB A:C ACE AChE ADA ADH AFP AGN AHG AIDS AIN ALA ANA ANCA AOA ARF ART ASHI ATN BAL BAT BSI BUN BV CAP CASA CDC CEA CHP CLIA CLRW CLSI CNS COC COLA CPPD CPR CSF CTAB CV DBDH DCT DI DIDNTB DIV DNPH EDS EDTA EGFR ELISA EPS EQA EQC EU FAH FDA FEP FFN FISH FLM FOBT FSGS ABBREVIATIONS American Association of Blood Banks Albumin:Creatinine Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Acetylcholinesterase Adenosine Deaminase Antidiuretic Hormone Alpha Fetoprotein Acute Glomerulonephritis AntiHuman Globulin Acquired Immunodeficiency Sydrome Acute Interstitial Nephritis Alpha-Aminolevulinic Acid Antinuclear Antibody Antineutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibody American Osteopathic Association Acute Renal Failure Assisted Reproductive Technology American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Acute Tubular Necrosis Bronchoalveolar Lavage Bacterial Antigen Test Body Substance Isolation Blood Urea Nitrogen Bacterial Vaginosis College of American Pathologist Computer-Assisted Semen Analysis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carcinoembryonic antigen chemical hygiene plan Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments clinical laboratory reagent water Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Central Nervous System chain of custody Commission on Laboratory Assessment Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Cerebrospinal Fluid Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide Coefficient of variation Diisopropyl Benzene Dihydroperoxide Distal Convoluted Tubule Diabetes Insipidus (39,30, diodo 49,40-Dihydroxy-50,50Dinitrophenyl)-3,4,5,6-TetraBromosulphonphtalein Desquamative Inflammatory Vaginitis 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine Early Dumping Syndrome Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Enzyme-Linked Immunoabsorbent Assay Expressed Prostatic Secretions External Quality Assessment External Quality Control Ehrlich Unit Fumarylacetoacetate Hydrolase Food and Drug Administration Free Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin Fetal Fibronectin Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization Fetal Lung Maturity Fecal Occult Blood Testing Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis FTAABS GALT GFOBT GFR GI GTT 1-H NMR Hb HBV HCV HDN HICPAC 5-HIAA HIV HLA HPF HRCT HSV IBS IDMS IEF IEM IFE IFOBT IgA IgG IgM ISO IUI IVF JC KOH LAF LBC LD LE LED LIS LPF L/S MAR MBP MDRD MESNA MOM mOsm MPGN MSAFP MS/MS MSDS MSU MSUD NaCl NFPA NIRS NKDEP NRBC NTD OD OSHA PAH PAMG-1 PB BMLS 3-B Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody-Absorption Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridyl Transferase Guaiac Fecal Occult Blood Test Glomerular Filtration Rate Gastrointestinal Glucose Tolerance Test Hydrogen Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Hemoglobin Hepatitis B Virus Hepatitis C Virus Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Human Leukocyte Antigen High-Power Field High-Resolution Computerized Tomography Herpes Simplex Virus Irritable Bowel Syndrome Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrophotometry Isoelectric Focusing Inborn Error of Metabolism Immunofixation Electrophoresis Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Test Immunoglobulin A Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M International Organization for Standardization Intra-Uterine Insemination In Vitro Fertilization Joint Commission Potassium Hydroxide Lateral Flow Assay Lamellar Body Count Lactate Dehydrogenase Leukocyte Esterase Light-Emitting Diode Laboratory Information System Low-Power Field Lecithin-Sphingomyelin Ratio Mixed Agglutination Reaction Myelin Basic Protein modification of diet in renal disease Mercaptoethane Sulfonate Sodium Multiples of the Median Milliosmole Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Tandem Mass Spectrophotometry Material Safety Data Sheet Monosodium Urate (uric acid) Maple Syrup Urine Disease Sodium Chloride National Fire Protection Association Near-Infrared Spectroscopy National Kidney Disease Education Program Nucleated Red Blood Cell Neural Tube Defect Optical Density Occupational Safety and Health Administration p-Aminohippuric Acid Placental Alpha 1-Microglobulin Peripheral Blood ANALYSIS OF URINE AND BODILY FLUIDS PCR PCT PEP PG PKU PM POC PPE PPMT PREBAM PSA PSP PT QA QC RA RAAS RBC RCF RDS RF RGE RPM RPR RTE SAAG SD SKY SLE SSA STI TAT Tm TmG UP UTI VDRL WBC WHO Polymerase Chain Reaction Proximal Convoluted Tubule Postexposure Prophylaxis Phosphatidyl Glycerol Phenylketonuria Preventive Maintenance Point of Care Personal Protective Equipment Pre- and Post-Massage Test Pus, WBC, Epithelial Cells, Bacteria, Amorphous urates, Mucus threads Prostate-Specific Antigen Phenolsulfonphthalein Proficiency Testing Auality Assurance Quality Control Rheumatoid Arthritis Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Red Blood Cell Relative Centrifugal Force Respiratory Distress Syndrome Rheumatoid Factor Rapid Gastric Emptying Revolutions Per Minute Rapid Plasma Reagin Renal Tubular Epithelial (cells) Serum-Ascites Albumin Gradient Standard Deviation Fluorescent Mapping Spectral Karyotyping Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Sulfosalicylic Acid Sexually Transmitted Infection Turn-Around Time Maximal Reabsorptive Capacity/Tubular Reabsorptive Maximum Maximal Tubular Reabsorption Capacity for Glucose Universal Precautions Urinary Tract Infections Venereal Disease Research Laboratory White Blood Cell World Health Organization BMLS 3-B