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Bonewit Chapter 17
Phlebotomy
Question | Answer |
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The surface of the arm in front of the elbow. | ANTECUBITAL SPACE |
A substance that inhibits blood clotting. | ANTICOAGULANT |
A thin, light-colored layer of white blood cells and platelets that lies between a top layer of plasma and a bottom layer of red blood cells when an anticoagulant has been added to a blood specimen. | BUFFY COAT |
A closed glass or plastic tube that contains a premeasured vacuum. | EVACUATED TUBE |
A swelling or mass of coagulated blood caused by a break in a blood vessel. | HEMATOMA |
An increase in the concentration of the nonfilterable blood components in the blood vessels, such as red blood cells, enzymes, iron, and calcium, as a result of a decrease in the fluid content of the blood. | HEMOCONCENTRATION |
The breakdown of blood cells. | HEMOLYSIS |
Inflammation of bone and cartilage. | OSTEOCHONDRITIS |
Inflammation of the bone as a result of bacterial infection. | OSTEOMYELITIS |
A health care professional trained in the collection of blood specimens. | PHLEBOTOMIST |
The liquid part of the blood consisting of a clear, straw-colored fluid that comprises approximately 55% of the blood volume. | PLASMA |
Plasma from which the clotting factor fibrinogen has been removed. | SERUM |
Puncturing of a vein. | VENIPUNCTURE |
The backflow of blood (from an evacuated tube) into the patient's vein. | VENOUS REFLUX |
The temporary cessation or slowing of the venous blood flow. | VENOUS STASIS |