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2.1.4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| referral | the process of taking a patient from one health care provider to another |
| phlebotomy | this is what its called when you draw, collect, and prepare blood samples from a patients circulatory system for diagnostic testing, laboratory analysis, or transfusion. |
| leukocytes | white blood cells |
| erythrocytes | red blood cells |
| plasma | the liquid component of blood |
| thrombocytes | platelets |
| hemoglobin | protein in your blood (example: iron) |
| sickle cell disease | a group of inherited, autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathies characterized by the production of an abnormal form of hemoglobin, known as hemoglobin S (HbS) |
| leukemia | a cancer in your blood that produces too much white blood cells |
| hematocrit | percentage of red blood cells |
| anemia | a reduction of circulating red blood cells |
| polycythemia | increase in the total red blood cells |
| canula | a tube inserted into a body cavity for medical purposes |
| complete blood count (CBC) | |
| Basic metabolic panel (BMP) | |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol test) | |
| saturated fat | |
| unsaturated fat | |
| hypercholesterolemia | |
| plaque (cholesterol) | |
| blood borne pathogen | |
| universal precautions | |
| veins of the upper limb | |
| bracheaocephalic vein | |
| subclavian vein | |
| axillary vein | |
| greater cephalic vein | |
| median cubital vein | |
| basilic vein |
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