click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Bonewit Chapter 17
Phlebotomy-Cheyenne Davis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antecubital space | a surface of the arm in front of the elbow |
| anticoagulant | a substance that inhibits blood clotting |
| buffy coat | a thing, 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 non-filterable blood components in the blood vessels, such as a 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 or bone marrow as a result of bacterial infection |
| phlebotomist | a healthcare 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 |
| venipucture | puncturing of a vein |
| venous reflux | the back-flow of blood (from the evacuated tube) into the patients vein |
| venous stasis | the temporary cessation or slowing of the venous blood flow |