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Bonewit Chapt 17
Phlebotomy- Karly Hayes
Question | Answer |
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The surface of the arm in front of the elbow | Antecubital space |
A substance that inhibits blood clotting | Anticoagulant |
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 | Buffy coat |
A closed glass or plastic tube that contains a premeasured vacuum | Evacuated tube |
A swelling or mass of coagulated blood caused by a break in a blood vessel | Hematoma |
An increase in the concentration of the nonfilterable blood components in the blood vessels, such as red blood cells, enzymes, iron, and calcium, as a result of a decrease in the fluid content of the blood. | Hemoconcentration |
The breakdown of blood cells. | Hemolysis |
Inflammation of bone and cartilage | Osteochondritis |
Inflammation of the bone or bone marrow as a result of bacterial infection | Osteomyelitis |
A health care professional trained in the collection of blood specimens | Phlebotomist |
Incision of a vein for the removal of blood; the collection of blood | Phlebotomy |
The liquid part of the blood consisting of a clear, straw-colored fluid that comprises approximately 55% of the blood volume | Plasma |
Plasma from which the clotting factor fibrinogen has been removed | Serum |
Puncturing of a vein | Venipuncture |
The backflow of blood (from an evacuated tube) into the patients vein | Venous Reflux |
The temporary cessation or slowing of the venous blood flow. | Venous Stasis |