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Quiz 1
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Petechiae | red spots on skin cause from tourniquet being left on too long |
| Hemolysis | destruction of RBCs - happens when given wrong blood type or tourniquet is left on too long |
| Blood | living tissue circulated providing oxygen and nutrients/removes carbon dioxide and waste |
| Hemoconcentration | too many elements in plasma - gives inaccurate results if tourniquet is left on too long |
| Universal Donor/Universal Recipient | universal donor: type O = no type has any antibodies against it universal recipient: type AB = has no antibodies against any other types |
| Agglutinins | (antibodies) in plasma - antibodies to other blood types - Type A=anti-B Type B=anti-A Type AB=none Type O=both anti-A/B |
| Agglutinogens | (protein molecules) on surface of RBCs - type A and type B - presence of these molecules indicated blood type |
| Erythrocytes | RBCs - contain hemoglobin (transports oxygen to body) |
| Leukocytes | WBCs - part of immune system - fight disease |
| Plasma | yellowish liquid found in blood - part of immune system (nutrients, vitamins, hormones and antibodies) |
| Thrombocytes | platelets - found in plasma - help clot/coagulate |
| Four blood types | Type A = has A agglutinogens/anti-B agglutinins Type B = has B agglutinogens/anti-A agglutinins Type AB = has both agglutinogens/has neither agglutinins Type O = has neither agglutinogens/has both agglutinins |
| Where blood cells are produced | bone marrow |
| The veins in the antecubital fossa and which should be your first choice | 1. median cubital - (middle) large vein, well anchored, bruises less easily 2. cephalic vein - (outside) harder to palpate, distal to thumb 3. basilic vein - (inside) easier to palpate, not well anchored, bruises easily, more painful, distal to pinky |
| Most important step of Phlebotomy procedure | identifying patient |
| How to clean a puncture site for a routine venipuncture | clean in an outward spiral - use antiseptic (usually alcohol) - on certain tests, use betadine |
| Know how gauge size compares to needle size | smaller the gauge = larger diameter of needle |
| Convert standard time to military time | if PM, add 12 (noon=1200, 12AM=0000 or 2400) |
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