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• IV

  intravenous
• CLSI

  clinical and laboratory standards institute
• AC fossa

  antecubital fossa
• MCV

  mean corpuscular volume
• ETS

  evacuated tube system
• EMLA

  eutectic mixture of local anesthetics
• ESRD

  end-stage renal disease
• AV

  arteriovenous
• OSHA

  occupational safety and health administration
• Hct

  hematocrit
• PCV

  packed cell volume
• CBG

  capillary blood gas
• POCT

  point-of-care testing
• EDTA

  Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid
• HDN

  hemolytic disease of the newborn
• TcB

  transcutaneous bilirubin
• NBS

  newborn screening
• PKU

  Phenylketonuria
• CF

  cystic fibrosis
• HbF

  fetal hemoglobin
• ALP

  Alkaline phosphatase
• TAG

  triacylglyceride
• 5-HIAA

  5-hydroxyindole acetic acid
• ACP

  acid phosphatase
• AST

  aspartate aminotransferase
• ALT

  Alanine aminotransferase
• LDH

  Lactate dehydrogenase
• FSH

  Follicle-stimulating hormone
• ESR

  erythrocyte sedimentation rate
• CPK

  Creatine phosphokinase
• CK

  creatinine kinase
• GH

  growth hormone
• ACTH

  Adrenocorticotropic hormone
• HDL

  high-density lipoprotein
• VADs

  Vascular access devices
• CVC

  central venous catheter