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MA 125 unit 2
Spelling vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Venipucture | collection of large amount of blood from a vein |
| SST | serum separator tube... TSH, CPM, PSA, uric acid |
| Red | no additives... HIV, dugs, serology |
| Gray | K+ oxalate/ Na Fluoride...glucose |
| Lavender | EDTA... CBC, ESR |
| Blue | Na Citrate...PT/PTT |
| Yellow | SPS...blood typig |
| Bifurcation | the point in which the vein branches |
| Serum | the liquid portion of whole blood remains after clotting |
| Capillary puncture | collection of a small amount of blood |
| Centrifuge | a machine that spins urine and blood |
| Anemia | RBC deficiency |
| Hematocrit | measurment of % of packed RBC in the blood |
| Plasma | carrier of formed elements in the blood |
| Eosinophils | type of WBC's associated with allergies/asthma |
| Leukocytes | WBC |
| EDTA | anticoagulant in lavender tubes |
| Hypoglycemia | low blood sugar |
| Platelets | aid in the clotting of blood |
| Sedimentation rate | the rate the RBC's separate from plasma |
| coagulation | blood clotting |