POL
Physician office laboratory
QA
Quality assurance
CLIA
Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendment
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Adminstration
CLSI
Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute
SG
Specific Gravity
TIA
Transient Ischemic Accident
MI
Myocardial Infarction
CVA
Cerebrovascular Accident
WBC
White Blood Cell
RBC
Red Blood Cell
JCAHO
Joint Commission Accreditation Healthcare Organization
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
QNS
Quantity Not Sufficient
SA node
Sinoatrial node
BID
Twice daily
TID
Three times a day
QID
Four times a day
PRN
As needed
QHS
Every night at bedtime
qd
daily