Terms
What does Hemoconcentration mean
Bonus:(+100) What does it contain [must list at least 4]
Concentrated components in the bloodstream
RBCs, enzymes, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, and coagulation factors
_______ A swelling or mass of blood that can be caused by blood ____ from a blood vessel
Hematoma
leaking
A circadian cycle lasts how many hours?
24
In who has higher RBCs & WBCs than normal?
Infants
Analyte
Substance undergoing analysis
How long will medication be in the blood?
4-24 hours
Aging population have a decrease in what?
Creatinine
What do Preanalytical and Preexamination mean respectively
Before analysis & before testing
Diurnal are ordered ____ called timed tests
Daily
How long does fasting last?
8-12 hours
What physiologic variable causes elevated WBCs?
Stress
What does Bilirubin mean and how does it occur?
Yellow pigment in bile d/t breakdown of RBCs and breakdown of hemoglobin
Basal state represents how many hours after fasting
12
Pregnant people cause what issue with their labs?
Their blood is diluted due to excessive fluid and may falsely show as anemic
What does Icteric mean and what is it used to describe?
Means "marked by jaundice"
Serum, plasma, or urine
How long will medication stay in urine?
48-72 hours
What is the rule for people who have had a mastectomy?
Do not draw or take blood pressure from the side they had it done on(BONUS+100):Except with dr order