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Bonewit Chapter 17

Phlebotomy

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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 WBCs and platelets that lies between a top layer of plasma and a bottom layer of RBCs 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, such as RBCs, enzymes, iron, and calcium, as a result of a decrease in the fluid content of the blood.
Hemolysis The break down of blood cells.
Osteochondritis Inflammation of bone and cartilage.
Osteomyelitis Inflammation of the bone 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 clear, straw-colored fluid that comprises approximately 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.
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