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Bonewit # 17
Phlebotomy-emily
Question | Answer |
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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 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 nonfilterable blood cells, enzymes, iron, and calcium, as a result of a decrease in the fluid content of blood. |
Hemolysis | The break down of cells. |
Osteochondritis. | inflammation of bone and cartilage. |
Ostemyelitis | Inflammation of the bone or bone marrow as a result of bacterial infection. |
Phlebotomist. | A health care 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. approx 55% of the blood volume. |
Serum | plasma from which the clotting factor fibrinogen has been removed. |
venipuncture | puncturing of a vein |
Venous reflux | the backflow of blood into the patient's vein. |
Venous stasis | the temporary cessation or slowing of the venous blood flow. |