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Chapter 17 Bonweit
Phlebotomy
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 componets 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. |
osteochondritis | inflammation of bone and cartilage. |
osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone a result of a bacterial infection. |
phlebotomist | a health care professional trained in the collection of blood specimen. |
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 fibrogen has been removed. |
venipuncture | puncturing of a vein. |
venous reflux | the backflow of blood (from an evacuated tube) into the patient's vein. |
venous statis | the temporary cessation or slowing of the venous blood flow. |