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Phlebotomy Ch. 8
Ch. 8 key terms
Question | Answer |
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An additive that contanins acid citrate to prevent clotting by binding calcium and dextrose to preserve red blood cells | Acid citrate dextrose (ACD) |
Substance that prevents blood from clotting | Anticoagulant |
Substance that destroys or inhibits the growth of microoranisms | Antiseptic |
Substance that prevents the breakdown of glucose | Antiglycolytic |
Area of the needle point that has been cut on a slant | Bevel |
Clot promoting substance such as glass particles, silica and celite | Clot activator |
An anticoagulant that prevents clotting by binding chelating calcium | Ethylendiamine tetracetic |
Blood collection tubes containing a premeasured amount of vacuum | Evacuated tube |
Unit of measure assigned to the diameter of a needle bore | Gauge |
An anticoagulant that prevents clotting by inhibitating thrombin | Heparin |
Are made of rigid plastic and may be desgned to act as a safety shield for the used needles | Holder |
The part of the needle that attaches to the syringe or blood collection holder. | Hub |
Type of needle that attaches to a syringe | Hypodermic needle |
Cavity of an organ or tube, such as a blood vessle or a needle | Lumen |
Type of needle that attaches to a holder to collect multiple blood collection tubes | Multisample Needle |
Type of collection tube that contains a polymer gel that seperates blood cells from the plasma when centrifuged | Plasma seperator tube |
Substance that undergoes a temporay change in viscosity during centrifugation to create a barrier between cells and plasma or serum | Polymer barrier gel |
An anticoagulant that prevents clotting by binding calcium | Potassium oxalate |
Type of collection tube that contains a polymer gel that seperates the blood cells from the serum when centrifuged. | Serum seperator |
The long portion of the needle | Shaft |
the trisodium salt of citric acid, used as an anticoagulant for blood or plasma for transfusion | Sodium Citrate |
An additive that prevents glucose and inhibits microbial growth | Sodium fluoride |
An anticoagulant that prevents clotting by binding calcium and inbibits the actions of complement, phagocytosis, and certain antibiotics | Sodium Polyanethol sulfanate |
A stainless steel needle and tubing apparatus attached to plastic wings | Winged blood collection set |