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Bonewit chapter 17
Phlebotomy
| 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 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 a blood vessel |
| Hemoconcentration | an increase in the concentration of the nonfiltrated blood components int the blood vessels, such as red blood cells, enzymes, iron, and clacium, as a result of a decrease in the fluid content of the blood |
| Hemolysis | the breakdown of blood cells |
| Osteochondrtitis | 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 consitsing of a 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 blood flow |