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27 Cards in this Set
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Additive
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Material in a tube that maintains integrity and function of the specimen
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Anticoagulant
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Chemical in the blood to that prevents clotting
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Buffy coat
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Layer of white blood cells and platelets between the plasma
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Centrifuge
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Device that spins tubes and separates the fluid portion of blood from the formed elements
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Edamatous
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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissues resulting in swelling
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Hemoconcentration
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Decrease in the volume of plasma caused by leaving the tourniquet to long
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Hypoglycemia
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Lower than normal blood glucose level
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Hematoma
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A bruise
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Lipemia
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Excessive amount of lipids in the blood
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Palpate
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To feel and touch
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Phlebotomy
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Process of collecting blood
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Plasma
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Fluid portion of blood
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Anticoagulant
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Contains fibrinogen
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Thixotropic
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Gel material forming interface between cells and fluid portion of the blood
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Tourniquet
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Device used to facilitate vein prominence
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Venipuncture
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Puncturing into a vein
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Viscosity
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Degree of thickness of a liquid
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Anisocytosis
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Mark variation in the size of cells
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Basophil
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Granulocytic WBC with dark purple cytoplasmic granules
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Eosinophil (ESP)
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Granulocytic WBC that granulates in cases of allergies
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Erythrocyte
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RBC
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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
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Measurement of how far the red cells in a sample of blood settle in one hour
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Hematocrit
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Percentages of red blood cells (packed red blood cells)
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Hemoglobin
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Molecule within the red blood cell that transports oxygen
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Hematopoiesis
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Formation of blood cells
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Hematology
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Study of blood
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Erythrocyte indices
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Includes:
(MCV)- mean corpus volume (MCH)- mean corpus hemoglobin (MCHC)- mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration |
