Clinicals Phlebotomy QL A 2 10/24/2011
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Created by:
jjmacram on October 21, 2011
Classes:
Clinicals 5A & 6A November 2011, Clinicals Phlebotomy/ECG
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Tourniquet | When applied to the arm, constricts the flow of blood in the arm and makes the veins more prominent. |
| Complete Blood Count | CBC |
| Red Blood Cell | RBC |
| Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (or heparin) | EDTA |
| serum | Clear, straw-colored liquid that is used for many of the tests done in the lab. The liquid is extracted from clots, without the fibrinogen. |
| plasma | Liquid portion of uncoagulated blood. The fluid that provides a matrix for blood cells, electrolytes, proteins, and chemicals to travel throughout the body,via the blood vessels. |
| erythrocytes | red blood cells |
| 16 g | Most commonly used in blood banking donations |
| 18 g | Not used for phlebotomy; but sometimes used in blood banking/donations |
| 23 g | Often considered too small, can cause hemolysis of blood cells; used sometimes with butterfly system |
| 21 g | Most common size used with vacuum tubes |
| viscosity | degree of thickness of a liquid |
| erythrocyte sedimentation rate | ESR |
| Red | what color tube has no additives? |
| EDTA (liquid form) | What is in a lavender tube top? |
| Red-Gray mottled (Tiger Top), Gold Top, | Which tube top has a serum separator? |
| Light Blue | What color tube is used for coagulation studies? |
| The median cubital vein, cephalic and basilic veins in the antecubital space which is located anterior to the elbow. | What veins are most common used for venipuncture? |
| coagulation | process by which blood clots |
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