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Words to Know CP1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pancytopenia | Decrease in all WBC numbers |
| Poikilocytosis | Increase in variation of RBC shape |
| Anisochromasia | Variation in pigmentation between RBC |
| Anisocytosis | Variation in cell size |
| Heparin | Green top tube; prevents conversion of prothrombin to thrombin; interferes with staining of cells for a blood smear differential |
| EDTA | Lavender or Purple top tube; EDTA binds Calcium; Ideal for hematology |
| Serum | Red top tube; No anticoagulant; blood will clot and serum does NOT contain fibrinogen as is in the clot; blood chemistries, drug testing |
| Icterus hematocrit tube | Serum or plasma will be yellow (liver disease) |
| Lipemia hematocrit tube | Serum or plasma will be white/cloudy (fat - post prandial; possible pancreatitis) |
| Hemolysis hematocrit tube | Serum or plasma will be red - broken down RBCs |