Definitions
Tubes and tests
definitions
veins
chapter 6 phlebotomy
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a substance that inhibits blood clotting
What is ANTICOAGULANT
100
do not contain an anticoagulant and are used to obtain serum
What is RED/GRAY TUBES
100
incision of a vein for the removal of blood; the collection of blood
What is PHLEBOTOMY
100
the best vein to use in the antecubital space
What is MEDIAN CUBITAL VEIN
100
The largest artery in the body
What is Aorta
200
a closed glass or plastic tube that contains a premeasured vacuum
What is EVACUATED TUBE
200
contain the anticoagulant ethylenediaminetetraacidic acid (EDTA)
What is LAVENDER STOPPER TUBE
200
the liquid part of the blood consisting of a clear, straw-colored fluid that comprises approximately 55% of the blood volume
What is PLASMA
200
located on opposite sides of the antecubital space and provide an alternative site when the median cubital vein is unavailable
What is THE CEPHALIC AND BASILIC VEINS
200
The _____ vein is the last choice for drawing blood
What is Basilic
300
a swelling or mass of coagulated blood caused by a break in a blood vessel
What is HEMATOMA
300
contain anticoagulant heparin and are commonly used to collect blood specimens to perform blood gas determinations and pH assays
What is GREEN STOPPER TUBES
300
plasma from which the clotting factor fibrinogen has been removed
What is SERUM
300
located on the thumb side of the antecubital space
What is THE CEPHALIC VEIN
300
The fluid portion of the blood
What is Plasma
400
the breakdown of blood cells
What is HEMOLYSIS
400
contain either heparin or no additive ar all; these tubes are made of a specially refined glass and rubber stopper and are used for the detection of trace elements, such as lead, zinc, arsenic, and copper, which are contracted through occupational or enviromental exposure
What is DARK BLUE STOPPER TUBES
400
puncturing of a vein
What is VENIPUNCTURE
400
located on the little finger side of the antecubital space
What is THE BASILIC VEIN
400
White blood cells (WBC's) that leave the bloodstream and do their job in the tissues and able to slip through the walls of capillaries
What is Leukoytes
500
PHLEBOTOMIST
What is a health care professional trained in the collection of blood specimens
500
contain the anticoagulant sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate and are used to obtain whole blood or plasma; the most common use is to collect blood specimens to perform a glucose tolerance test (GTT); (powdered additives)
What is GRAY STOPPER TUBES
500
the backflow of blood (from an evacuated tube) into the patient's vein
What is VENOUS REFLUX
500
the least desirable venipuncture site in the antecubital space; branches of the median nerve may lie close to this vein in some individuals; lies in close proximity to the brachial artery
What is THE BASILIC VEIN
500
Recieves blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the Aorta
What is Left Ventricle
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