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 AAMRO: the American Association of Medical Review Officers is a nationally recognized MRO certification board AASM: American Association of Sleep Medicine Adverse Selection: a term used in economics and insurance that refers to a market process in which bad results occur due to information asymmetries between buyers and sellers: the "bad" products or customers are more likely to be selected Anorexia: loss of appetite Adulterant: a substance added to a urine specimen to mask drug usage Auditory Distortion: abnormal interpretation of normal sound Auditory Hallucination: hearing sounds or voices that do not actually exist Cardiac Arrhythmia: irregular heart beat Circulatory Collapse: A clinical syndrome in which the peripheral blood flow is inadequate to return sufficient blood to the heart for normal function Coma: an abnormally deep stupor caused by an illness or injury resulting in an inability to be aroused by external stimuli Convulsion: spasms of involuntary muscular contractions and relaxations Creatinine: a normal alkaline constituent of urine and blood Endogenous: produced or arising from a cell or organism Exogenous: originating from outside the body Euphoria: an exaggerated feeling of well-being FTP: File Transfer Protocol is a common method of moving files between two Internet sites GCMS: Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry is a method that combines the features of gas-liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify different substances within a test sample. Applications of GC-MS include drug detection. The GC-MS has been widely heralded as a “gold standard” for forensic substance identification because it is used to perform a specific test. A specific test positively identifies the actual presence of a particular substance in a given sample. Gynecomastia: development of abnormally large breasts in a male Hyperthermia: unusually high fever Hypogonadism: shrinking of the gonad tissue resulting from hormonal changes which can be produced endogenously or exogenously Immunoassay: A method of analysis based on antigen-antibody interactions, which allows for small concentrations of biologically active compounds to be measured accurately Impotence: inability of the male to achieve or maintain an erection MRO: the Medical Review Officer is a licensed physician who functions as an objective gatekeeper of laboratory test results, reviewing the documents for possible errors; interviewing donors who have non-negative results and determining if prescription medicine use or other alternative medical explanations clarify these results; and providing feedback to employers, collection sites, laboratories, and federal agency representatives regarding performance problems if necessary. MROCC: the Medical Review Officer Certification Council is a nationally recognized MRO certification board NIDA: the National Institute on Drug Abuse was established in 1974, and in October 1992 it became part of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. The Institute is organized into divisions and offices, each of which plays an important role in programs of drug abuse research. Psychotic Reaction: A short-term, time-limited disorder exhibiting at least one of the major symptoms of psychosis such as hallucinations, delusions, strange bodily movements or lack of movements (catatonic behavior), peculiar speech and bizarre or markedly inappropriate behavior Pulmonary Edema: swelling of lung tissue Respiratory Depression: slowing of the rate of breathing SAMHSA: the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s mission is to build resilience and facilitate recovery for people with or at risk for substance abuse and mental illness. Somnolence: prolonged drowsiness or a condition that may resemble a trance Stupor: a state of lessened responsiveness |
