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Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy Certification
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Practice of drawing blood? | Phlebotomy |
| Phlebotomy is performed primarily for what? | Diagnosis Monitoring patient condition |
| % by volume of packed rbc's in a given amount of blood after centrifugation | Hematocrit |
| Destruction of rbc's with release of hgb | Hemolysis |
| Liquid portion of whole blood that contains active clotting agents | Plasma |
| Liquid portion of whole blood that remains after the blood has clotted | Serum |
| Fainting, flashback | Syncope |
| Blood going back in the body through the brachial artery | Venous reflux |
| Additive- sodium phlyanetholsulfonate- prevents blood from clotting, stabilizing bacteria growth Use- blood/body fluid cultures | Yellow tube |
| Additive- none Use- serum testing, chemistry studies, serology, blood bank | Red tube |