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chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| addititives | chemical added to evacuated tubes |
| antiseptic | substance that prevents infection |
| bacteriosatic | agent that prevents growth of bacteria |
| butterfly | |
| clot activators | additive that stimulates clotting |
| disinfectant | agent used to clean a surface other than living tissue |
| gauge | number describing the diameter of a needle’s lumen |
| glycolysis | metabolic sugar breakdown within cells |
| inpatients | patient admitted to the hospital |
| luer adapter | device for adapting a butterfly needle to an evacuated tube |
| lumen | hollow tube within a needle |
| multisample needle | double ended needle designed to be used with an evacuated tube system |
| needle adaptor | translucent plastic cylinder connecting a multisample needle to an evacuated tube |
| order of draw | prescribed sequence in which tubes with different additives should be filled during multi tube collection |
| outpatients | patient treated at a hospital without being admitted as an inpatient |
| polymer gel | an inert synthetic additive used to separate used to separate cells from plasma during centrifugaltion |
| thixotropic gel | inert additive used to separate cells from plasma during centrifugaltion |
| tourniquet | strip of material used to reduce circulation and increase prominence of veins |
| tube advancement mark | mark on a needle adapter indicating how far the tube can be pushed in without losing vacuum |
| tube holder | needle adapter |
| whole blood | blood before its separated |
| winged infusion set | small needle and flexible tube for delicate veins |