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MA 125 unit 2
Spelling vocab
Question | Answer |
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Venipucture | collection of large amount of blood from a vein |
SST | serum separator tube... TSH, CPM, PSA, uric acid |
Red | no additives... HIV, dugs, serology |
Gray | K+ oxalate/ Na Fluoride...glucose |
Lavender | EDTA... CBC, ESR |
Blue | Na Citrate...PT/PTT |
Yellow | SPS...blood typig |
Bifurcation | the point in which the vein branches |
Serum | the liquid portion of whole blood remains after clotting |
Capillary puncture | collection of a small amount of blood |
Centrifuge | a machine that spins urine and blood |
Anemia | RBC deficiency |
Hematocrit | measurment of % of packed RBC in the blood |
Plasma | carrier of formed elements in the blood |
Eosinophils | type of WBC's associated with allergies/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 |
coagulation | blood clotting |