2.1.4 Routine Testing: In the Lab

Question 1

Median Cubital Vein

Answer 1

Vein found on the inside of the elbow commonly used for drawing blood. Easy to see and feel.

Question 2

Tourniquet

Answer 2

Bands that are tied around an arm or leg when bleeding is uncontrollable due to a severe wound like a gunshot, stabbing, or heavy machinery accident.

Question 3

Phlebotomist

Answer 3

A medical professional trained to draw blood from people.

Question 4

Complete Blood Count (CBC)

Answer 4

A blood test that is run as part of a routine exam. Looks at white blood cells (WBC), red blood cells (RBC), hemoglobin (HB/Hgb), hematocrit (HCT), platelets.

Question 5

Hemoglobin

Answer 5

Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.

Question 6

Hematocrit

Answer 6

The percentage by volume of red blood cells in your blood.

Question 7

Anemia

Answer 7

Not having enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin to transport blood to body tissues.

Question 8

Hypoxia

Answer 8

A state in which oxygen in not available in sufficient quantities at the tissue level to maintain adequate homeostasis.

Question 9

Leukemia

Answer 9

Cancer of the body’s blood forming tissues, including the bone marrow and lymphatic system.

Question 10

Infection

Answer 10

The invasion and growth of germs in the body.

Question 11

Dehydration

Answer 11

Caused by not drinking enough fluid or by losing more fluid than you take in.

Question 12

Blood Smear

Answer 12

A blood test that gives information about the number and shape of its blood cells.

Question 13

Lipid Panel

Answer 13

A blood test that can measure the amount of cholesterol and triglycerides in blood.

Question 14

Cholesterol

Answer 14

A waxy substance found in the blood used to build healthy cells.

Question 15

Triglycerides

Answer 15

A type of fat, it has one glycerol and three fatty acids.

Question 16

Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)

Answer 16

Measures eight different substances in the blood; glucose, calcium, albumin, total protein, sodium, potassium, carbon dioxide, chloride, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, billirubin, alkaline phosphatase.

Question 17

Blood Urea Nitrogen

Answer 17

A waste product removed from the blood by the kidneys. Higher than normal BUN levels reveal bad kidney function.

Question 18

Creatinine

Answer 18

A chemical waste product of creatine.

Question 19

Hematologist

Answer 19

Healthcare providers who specialize in diagnosing, treating and managing diseases that affect your blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system.