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Phlebotomy terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An Inflammatory condition of the liver. May be caused by a bacterial or viral infection, parasitic infestation, alcohol, drugs, or transfusion of incompatible blood. Hepatitis B is the most frequently occurring disease among laboratory workers | Hepatitis |
| Respiratory syncytial virus RSV | Common cause of epidemics of the respiratory tract in young children. |
| A technique used before drawing an arterial blood gas to check for collateral blood flow in the wrist. | Allen’s test |
| The process by which the clotting of blood occurs. | Coagulation |
| A substance that prevents or delays the clotting process of the blood | Anticoagulant |
| An elevated body temperature (fever). | Febrile |
| Being without a fever | Afebrile |
| To be contained or separated from the other patients to prevent the spread of infection | Isolation |
| An inherited disorder of the exocrine grands in which there is an excessive production of abnormally thick secretions of mucus. Detected by a sweat chloride test.. | Cystic fibrosis |
| To have an infection caused by a pyogenic microorganism | Septic |
| Pus-producing | Pyogenic |
| A systemic infection in which pathogens are present in the circulatory bloodstream | Septicemia |
| Any microorganism capable of producing disease | Pathogen |
| Non-living materials such as bed linens that may transmit microorganisms | Fomite |
| The presence of bacteria in the blood | Bacteremia |
| The administration of an agent that can interfere with the immune system’s ability to fight infections in the body | Immunosuppression |
| An infection acquired in the hospital within 72 hours of admission to facility (infection caused by healthcare staff) | Nosocomial infection |
| A study of all the factors involved in the cause of a disease | Etiology |
| Microorganisms that live in or on the body that do not cause disease | Normal flora |
| An infection caused by a normally nonpathogenic organism in a host whose resistance has been decreased | Opportunistic infection |
| Being free of pathogenic organisms | Aseptic |
| Free of living organisms | Sterile |
| Carriers that transmit disease such as a mosquito or tick | Vectors |
| Anything that is a risk to health care workers for transmission of diseases such as blood-soiled linens | Biohazard |
| Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus MRSA | A species of staphylococcus that produces pyogenic infections that are resistant to conventional antibiotics |
| Material that is coughed up from the lungs and expectorated through the mouth | Sputum |
| A virus that attacks and eventually destroys the immune system giving way to opportunistic infections | HIV human immunodeficiency virus |
| A syndrome that weakens the immune systems ability to fight infections. If develops as a result of HIV. | AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome) |
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