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CCC Medical lab
chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cultures in the bottles & ESR | test that you can not collect by dermal puncture |
| interstitial fluid | fluid between cells & tissues |
| small amount of blood collected | drawback of collection by dermal puncture |
| capillary tubes | AKA microhematocrit tubes |
| micro collection tubes | name of tubes used during dermal collection |
| heel warmer | used if patient has cold hands or poor circulation |
| plantar | relating to the sole of the foot |
| palmer | related to the palm of hand |
| calcaneus | medical term for heelbone |
| osteomyelitis | infection of the bone and marrow |
| osteochondritis | infection of the bone and cartilage |
| sizes of dermal lancets | 1.5, 1.8. & 2.0 |
| capillary action | when using capillary tubes they fill by gravity called |
| milking the finger | forcing and scraping the finger |
| first tube in dermal order of draw | EDTA (lavender or pink) |
| second tube in the dermal order of draw | heparin (green of light green) |
| third tube in the dermal order of draw | sodium fluoride |
| forth tube in the dermal order of draw | non additive (red or serum separator tube |