Chapter 48 SG

**phlebotomy**

**Withdrawing blood from a vein**

**Alcohol**

**The most commonly used antiseptic for cleansing skin before drawing blood.**

**Hemophilia**

**a disorder in which the blood does not coagulate at a wound or puncture site, putting the patient at risk for uncontrolled bleeding.**

What tests are used to determine anemia?

**An Erythrocyte or RBC count**

What is the normal clotting time?

11 to 15 seconds

What technique is used to complete a manual differential cell count?

**A stained blood smear**

**atherosclerosis**

the buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls

BUN test is used to?

**identify kidney disorders**

**Plasma**

 **the fluid portion of blood**

**Hemolysis**

**the lysing or rupturing of red blood cells**

**Whole blood contains….**

**plasma and the formed elements, which are RBC’s,WBC’s, PLT’s.**

What can be  **identified by measuring creatine kinase in the blood?**

Heart disease

**The normal blood calcium level is**

**8.6 to 10.0 mEq/L**

**The normal sodium blood level is**

**136 to 145 mEq/L**

**The normal fasting blood glucose level is**

**74 to 120 mg/dL**

**The normal range for potassium in the blood is**

**3.5 to 5.1 mEq/L.**

What test can identify Gout?

**A uric acid test**

**micropipette**

**a small, calibrated pipette that holds a precise volume of fluid.**

**capillary puncture**

**a superficial puncture of the skin with a sharp point**

**Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) test**

 **measures the rate at which RBCs settle to the bottom of a blood sample, this test screens for an inflammatory process.**

Grey stoppers

**blood glucose tests, require a blood collection tube that contains an anticoagulant.**

Green stoppers

**Electrolyte studies and arterial blood gases**

Red stoppers

**Blood chemistries, HIV/AIDS antibody test, viral studies, and serologic tests**

Light blue stoppers

**Blood for coagulation studies**

Gold stoppers

**have serum separators and are used for studies that require serum**

**Hematoma**

**forms when blood leaks out of the vein around the puncture site during venipuncture and collects under the skin**