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Term test 105 unit 2
Question | Answer |
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Venipuncture | Collection of large amount of blood from vein |
SST | Serum separator tube... TSH,CMP,PSA, uric acid |
Red | no additives.... HIV, drugs, serology |
Gray | K+oxalate/Na Fluride... glucose |
Lavender | EDTA.. CBC, ESR |
Blue | Na Citrate... PT/PTT |
Yellow | SPS... Blood typing |
Bifurcation | the point at which the vein branches |
Hemolysis | the distruction of RBC's within the serum |
Serum | the loquid portion of whole blood remains after clotting |
Capillary Puncture | collection of small amount of blood |
Centrifuge | machine that spins urine and blood |
Anemia | RBC deficiency |
Hematocrit | measurement of % of packed RBC's in the blood |
Plasma | carrier of formed elements in blood |
Eosinophils | type of WBC's associated with allegies/asthma |
Leukocytes | WBC |
EDTA | anticoagulant in lavender tubes |
Hypoglycemia | low blood sugar |
Platelets | aid in the clotting of blood |
Sedimentation Rate | the rate the RBC's separate from plasma |