All about labs
This is a type of immunity that antigens triggers
What is Antibodies
The forearm vein most commonly used for venipuncture because it is generally the largest and best-anchored vein
What is the Medial Cubital Vein?
This condition reduces the amount of red blood cells in the body
What is anemia?
Ability to be spread from human to human.
What is contagious?
This blood cell is responsible for carrying hemoglobin
What is an erythrocyte
This type of test is used to detect blood infections.
What is Blood Cultures
This is a blood vessel that carries oxygen rich blood away from the body
What is an artery?
What is hypoglycemia?
The process when blood turns to a solid or semisolid state, creating a clot.
What is coagulate?
A band wrapped tightly around the arm to stop the flow of blood.
What is a tourniquet?
This type of test is performed to evaluate your over all health and can detect certain diseases.
What is a CBC, Complete Blood Count?
These are small branches of an artery that lead to a capillary.
What is an arteriole?
A condition resulting in inflammation of a vein.
What is Phlebitis?
Guidelines recommended by the CDC for reducing the risk of transmission of microorganisms by direct skin-to-skin or indirect contact
What is Contact Precautions?
This is known as an healthcare acquired infection.
What is a nosocomial infection?
This is a task often requested of patients prior to lab draws.
Fasting/ NPO
A Large vein on the outter aspect of the antecubital fossa that is usually chosen for blood drawings
What is the cephalic vein
A condition that decreases the number of blood platelets
What is thrombocytopenia?
Unwanted pollution of a substance by another substance.
What is Contamination ?
A complex organic acid that is found in lung and liver tissue that prevents blood clotting
What is heparin?
This sugar element is found in our blood and is made from food.
What is Glucose
A vessel that carries blood to the heart
What is a vein?
The swelling caused by excess fluid accumulation in tissue.
What is edema?
A catheter that is inserted into a vein to end up in the chest portion of the vena cava or the right atrium of the heart
What is a Central Venous Catheter or PICC line?
Fainting or a temporary loss of consciousness
What is syncope?