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Needle gauge diameter-smaller gauge=larger bore
Sterile without contamination from microorganisms
Waved tests lowest level of lab tests according to CLIA
Clotting factors 13 major and minor proteins in the blood that help a patient clot
Hemolysis bursting of RBC causing serum to look pink. Ruins potassium test
Centrifuge machine that spins blood samples to separate cells from liquid
Iodine antiseptic sometimes used in drawing blood cultures
Septicemia infection in the blood
Bacteremia bacteria in the blood
Glucosuria Glucose in the urine
Anemia "without blood" when RBC cant deliver enough O2 to tissues
Hematocrit % of RBC per whole volume of blood (usually per 100ml)
Basilic vessel of the forearm sometimes used for venipuncture
Diabetes when sugar cant be broken down due to insulin problem
Patients Bill of Rights extension of the American Hospital Assoc pledge to protect patients when under medical care
Fasting no eating or drinking
Malpractice Intentional wrongdoing
Venule name of the smallest vein
Hemoglobin chemical in RBC that carries O2
Time dependant test that must be drawn at specific times
Natremia (hypo/hyper) (NA=sodium, EMIA=in the blood)
Median cubital the vein most commonly accessed in the adult arm for venipuncture
Vaccination injection that provides protection against microorganisms
Evacuated drawing tubes Vacutainers or blood collection tubes
Tourniquet Stretchy band that is tied on the arm of a patient before blood collection by venipuncture occurs, it allows the blood to pool in the veins
Electrolytes The cations and anions that are found in blood; K+, Na+, CO2, Cl- and more
Hematuria presence of blood in the urine
Medial ethics right on wrong actions in medical issues
Palpate to tap with light pressure (when locating a vein)
Disinfectant chemical that can be used on a SURFACE to kill pathogenic organisms
Hemostasis blood stoppage
Inflammation collection of WBC that forms redness or oozing, usually indicating infection
Infection collection of microorganisms that cause disease
Human chorionic gonadotropin hormone produced in the placenta during pregnancy, found in both urine and blood
Potassium & Kalemia (hypo/hyper) Kelemia=potassium in the blood
Outpatient patients who are treated and released
Systolic pressure the working pressure
Capillary the smallest vessels that connect venules and arterioles
Arteriole smallest type or artery
Antibiotic medicine that can be used to fight infection with bacteria
Coagulation blood clotting phase in which factors are released and interact to form the clot
Cholesterol a fat or lipid in the blood stream
Artery vessels that move blood away from the heart
Aseptic without infection
Inpatient patient that is admitted and stays the night
Bilirubin a normal byproduct of RBC aging that can cause problems if it is abnormally high. When collected it should be kept from light
Vein carries blood to the heart
Negligence failure to act or perform duties according to the standards of the profession
Differential smear drop of whole blood that is spread along a glass slide to produce a field of cells that is one cell thick so that the cells can be observed and counted after staining
Jugular prominent vein in the neck
Microorganisms living microscopic organisms
Nosocomial infection an infection acquired in a hospital setting
Diastolic pressure resting, second blood pressure reading
Blood culture method for growing an infectious microorganisms found in patients blood to identify
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