click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
BC Terms
Blood Collection
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Aliqout | A portion of a sample |
Chain of Custody | Documentation of the collection and handling of forensic samples |
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) | Federal regulations governing laboratories that test human samples |
Healthcare-Associated infection | Infection acquired by a patient as the result of a hospital stay or an outpatient procedure |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) | Legislation that guarantees the privacy of individual health information |
Preexamination Phase | Processes that occur before testing of a specimen |
Sample | One or more parts taken from a system |
Specimen | Portion of a body fluid or tissue taken for examination such as an aliquot of plasma or serum |
Anticoagulant | Substance that prevents blood from clotting |
Antiglycolytic Agent | Substance that prevents the breakdown of glucose |
Antiseptic | A substance use to clean the skin from contamination by microorganisms |
Bevel | Area of the needle point that has been cut on a slant |
Hemolyzed | Destruction of red blood cells |
Hemostasis | Stoppage of blood flow from a damaged blood vessel |
Holder | Plastic apparatus that attaches to a multi-sample needle or winged blood collection |
Hub | The part of the endless that attaches to the syringe or blood collection holder |
Hypodermic Needle | Type of needle that attaches to a syringe |
Icteric | Appearing yellow because of the presence of increased bilirubin |
Lipemic | Appearing cloudy white from increased lipids |
Lumen | Cavity of an organ or tube, such as a blood vessel or a needle |
Multi-sample Needle | Type of needle that attaches to a holder to collect multiple blood collection tubes |
Plasma | Liquid portion of unclothed or anti-coagulated blood that contains fibrinogen |
Plasma Separator Tube (PST) | Type of collection tube that contains a polymer gel that separates blood cells from the plasma then centrifuged. |
Serum | Liquid portion that remains after clotted flood has been centrifuged and separated that does not contain fibrinogen |
Serum Separator Tube (SST) | Type of collection tube that contains a polymer gel that separates the blood cells from the serum when centrifuged |
Winged Blood Collection Set | Type of needle and tubing apparatus with plastic wings attached that can connect to a holder or syringe |