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25 Cards in this Set
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NEEDLE PHOBIA
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intense fear of needles
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immediately
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ANCHOR
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to secure firmly,as in holding a vein in place by pulling the skin taut with the thumb
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BEDSIDE MANNER
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behavior of a healthcare provider toward or as perceived by a patient
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FASTING
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no food or drink except water for approximately 12 hours.
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PALPATE
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examine by feel or touch
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HEMOLYZED
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condition of serum or plasma that contains hemoglobin from broken RBCs
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EDEMA
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swelling due to abnormal accumalation of fluid in the tissues
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BILIRUBIN
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product of the breakdown of red blood cells
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HEMATOMA
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swelling or mass of blood (often clotted) such as that caused by blood leaking from a blood vessel during or following venipuncture
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LIPEMIC
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Describing serum or plasma that appears milky or turbid due to high lipid content
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VENOUS STASIS
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stagnation of normal blood flow
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VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE
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sudden faintness or loss of consiousness due to a nervous system response to abrupt pain, stress, or trauma
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BASAL STATE
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resting metabolic state of the body early in the morning after fasting for a minimum of 12hrs
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LANCET
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sterile,disposable, sharp pointed or bladed instrument that either punctures or makes an incision in the skin to obtain capillary blood specimens for testing
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MICROCOLLECTION CONTAINER
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small plastic tubes used to collect the tiny amounts of blood obtained from the capillary punctures: also called capillary tubes + micro tubes +sometimes reffered to as "bullets" bc of their size +shape
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MICROHEMATOCRIT TUBES
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disposable, narrow-bore plastic or plastic-clad glass capillary tubes that fill by capillary action
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NEWBORN/NEONATAL SCREENING
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routine testing of newborns for the presence of certain metabolic and genetic disorders, such as phenylkelonuria
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CALCANEUS
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medical term for heel bone
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ARTERIALIZED
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arterial composition of capillary blood has been increased by warming the site to increase blood flow
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NPO
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nothing by mouth
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PATIENT ID
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process of verifying a patients identity
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REFERENCE RANGES
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normal lab test values for healthy individuals
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SYNCOPE
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MEDICAL TERM FOR FAINTING + LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS + POSTURAL TONE THAT RESULTS FROM INSUFFICIENT BLOOD FLOW TO THE BRAIN
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JAUNDICE
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also valled icterus:condition characterized by increased bilibrum in the blood, leading to the deposition of yellow bile pigment in the skin, mucous membranes and sclerae (white in eyes)giving the patient a yellow appearence
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