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Bonewit #17
Phlebotomy -Libby
| 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 ans 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 components in the blood vessels 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 health care pro 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 (from an evacuated tube) into the patient's vein |
| Venous stasis | The temporary cessation or slowing of the venous blood flow |