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Bonwit #17
Phlebotomy- Michaela Henry
Question | Answer |
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antecubital space | The surface of the arm in front of the elbow |
anticoagulant | A substance that inhibits blood clotting |
buffy coat | A thin, light-colored layer of white blood cells and platelets that lies between a top layer of plasma and a bottom layer of red blood cells when an anticoagulant has been added to a blood specimen |
evacuated tube | A closed glass or plastic tube that contains a premeasured vacuum |
hematoma | A swelling or mass of coagulated blood caused by a break in a blood vessel |
hemoconcentration | An increase in the concentration of the nonfilterable blood components in the blood vessels, such as red blood cells, enzymes, iron and calcium, as a result of a decrease in the fluid content of the blood |
hemolysis | The breakdown of blood cells |
osteochondrritis | Inflammation of bone and cartilage |
osteomyelitis | Inflammation of the bone or bone marrow as a result of bacterial infection |
phlebotomist | A health care professional trained in the collection of blood specimens |
phlebotomy | Incision of a vein for the removal of blood; the collection of blood |
plasma | The liquid part of the blood consisting of a clear, straw-colored fluid that comprises approximately 55% of the blood volume |
serum | Plasma from which the clotting factor fibrinogen has been removed |
venipuncture | puncture of a vein |
venous reflux | The backflow of blood (from an evacuated tube) into the patient's vein |
venous stasis | The temporary cessation or slowing of the venous blood flow |