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week 1 terms

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phlebotomy   incision into the vein for the purpose of drawing blood  
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fleam   a solid handle and blade that extends at a right angle from the handle; most often used for cattle  
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lancet   bladed tool that flips open to expose the wedge shaped vein; earliest tools manufactured for bloodletting  
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leeches   blood-sucking animal that are applied to an area for a duration of time and then removed with heat or fire  
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scarifications   twenty razor blades bunched together that were used to scrape the surface of the skin  
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4 humors   Blood, phlegm, black bile, yellow bile; first physician-led bloodletting practice; beleived that blood could stagnate, therefore blood must be let out  
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Hx of Barber Pole   common barber shop poles represents the treatment performed by barberes. Red: blood, White: tourniquet used to tie off arm, Pole: stick a patient squeeezes to dilate veins  
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tourniquet   a device (typically a flat strip of stretchy material) applied to a limb prior to venipuncture to restrict venous flow, which distends the veins and makes them easier to find and pierce with a needle  
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dilate   to make wider or larger; cause to expand  
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blood letting   the withdrawal of blood from a patient to cure or prevent illness and disease  
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transfusion   common procedure in which blood is transferred from an IV into a vein  
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standard precaution   a set of infection control practices used to prevent transmission of diseases that can be acquired by contact with different infectious agents  
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biosafety   term used to describe the safe handling of biologic substances that pose a risk to health  
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HIV   human immunodeficiency virus  
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Hepatitis B   hepatitis B virus; infects the liver; passed through blood, semen or other body fluids  
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Hepatitis C   hepatitis C virus; infects the liver; passed through blood, semen or other body fluids; no vaccine available  
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Parenteral Administration   when a medication is administered through anythign other than the digestive tract (mouth, rectum); Ex: IV  
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Contact Transmission   direct and indirect transmission  
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Direct transmission   Involves body-surface to body-surface contact and physical transfer  
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Indirect transmission   Involves contact of susceptible host with a contaminated intermediate object; Ex: needles  
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