blood 2 Flashcards
any substance that prevents clot formation
anticoagulants
collecting and storing own blood to use to replace blood lost during surgery
autotransfusion
removal of small sample of bone marrow by needle
bone marrow aspiration
formation of blood clot
coagulate
CBC
complete blood count
commonly called floating clot, usually a piece of thrombus breaks away and floats through the bloodstream until it lodges somewhere
embolus
comprehensive blood test that includes red blood cell count, white blood cell count, etc
complete blood count
ESR, blood test that measures rate at which red blood cells settle out of blood to form sediment
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
blood test that measures volume of red blood cells within total volume of blood
heamatocrit
blood collecting under skin, bruise
heamatoma
blood test that measures amount of heamoglobin present in given volume of blood
heamoglobin
inherited lack of vital clotting factor, results in almost complete inability to stop bleeding
heamophilia
removal of blood specimen from vein for lab tests also called a venipuncture
phlebotomy
blood test that measures how long it takes for clot to form after a blood clotting protein is activatedd
prothrombin time
presence of bacteria or their toxins in bloodstream (blood poisoning)
septicaemia
