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17 Cards in this Set
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Centrifuge |
A machine that separates heavy and light materials/you use a centrifuge when testing hematocrit |
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Elasticity |
Ability to return to shape after being stretched/veins have elasticity |
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Gauge |
The size of a needle bore/a 21-23 gauge needle is used for venipuncture |
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Hematoma |
A tumor or swelling that contains blood/can happen when you're not careful when pulling blood |
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Lancet |
A sharp instrument used to pierce the skin/you would use a Lancet to obtain a capillary puncture |
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Plasma |
Liquid part of lymph and blood/you would use a centrifuge to separate blood to find plasma |
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Sterile |
Without any organisms/you would use a sterile needle to collect blood |
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Tourniquet |
A constrictor used on an extremity to produce pressure to distend veins/you need a tourniquet to help draw blood |
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Venipuncture |
Puncture of a vein/also called phlebotomy |
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Adrenalin |
Injection used to treat severe allergic reaction/adrenalin is epinephrine |
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Allergy |
Reaction of the body to substances/type of immunology testing |
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Anaphylactic |
Severe multisystem allergic reaction/epi is used to prevent |
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Antibody |
Protein substance to counteract the effect of an antigen/antibodies help excrete foreign substances from body |
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Antigen |
Immunizing agent / you would introduce an antigen to the skin to induce reaction |
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Complete blood count CBC |
Test that gives info about the cells in ones blood/most commonly performed blood test |
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Epinephrine |
A hormone produced by the adrenal medulla/is adrenalin |
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WBC differential |
A count in which each type of WBC is classified and counted/count performed on 100 wbc's |
