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Bonewit Chapter 17
Phlebotomy - Brooklynn C
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 blood vessel. |
hemoconcentration | 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. |
hemolysis | The breakdown of blood cells. |
osteochrondritis | Inflammation of the bone and cartilage. |
osteomyelitis | 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 |
plasma | The liquid part of the blood consisting of a clear, straw-colored fluid that comprises approximately 55% of the blood volume. |
phlebotomy | Incision of a vein for the removal of blood; the collection of blood. |
serum | plasma from which the clotting factor fibrinogen has been removed. |
venipuncture | Puncturing of a vein |
venous reflux | The backflow of blood (from evacuated tube) into the patients vein. |
venous stasis | The temporary cessation or slowing of the venous blood flow. |