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Bonewit #17
Phlebotomy Carrie
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 is between the plasma and the bottom layer of red blood cells |
| evacuated tube | a closed gas or plastic tube that contains a premeasured vacuum |
| hematoma | a swelling or mass of coagulated blood caused by a break in the blood vessel |
| hemoconcentration | increase in the concentration of the nonfilerable blood compnents in the blood vessels |
| hemolysis | breakdown of blood cells |
| osteochondritis | inflammation of the bone and cartilige |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone or bone marrow as a result of bacterial infection |
| phelbotomist | a health care prefessional 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 blood clear and straw colored fluid that takes up to 55% of the blood volume |
| serum | plasma from which the clotting factor has been removed |
| venipuncture | puncturing of a vein |
| venous reflux | the backflow of blood from the evacuated tube that goes back into the patients vein |
| venous stasis | the temporary cessation or slowing of the venous blod flow |
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