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Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy Certification
Question | Answer |
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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 |