Introduction to Phlebotomy

Question 1

phlebos mean

Answer 1

vein

Question 2

temnein means

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cut open

Question 3

during this era, they let the people bleed out and they use bloody procedures (more ruthless than now)

Answer 3

stone age

Question 4

during the middle ages (1210) they used phlebotomy

Answer 4

barber surgeons

Question 5

barber symbols represent?

Answer 5

red - blood
white - tourniquet
pole - stick to assist in dilating arteries and veins

Question 6

instruments used during historical period

Answer 6

blood-letting fleam

bleeding bowls

Question 7

2 ancient methods of blood-letting

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venesection

cupping

Question 8

most common ancient phlebotomy method

Answer 8

venesection

Question 9

venesection used this process of cutting veins open to eliminate bad blood and reduce fever

Answer 9

lancing

Question 10

cupping is called ___ nowadays

Answer 10

ventosa

Question 11

an ancient phlebotomy process where they heat cups and put it on the back after cutting blades on area

Answer 11

cupping

Question 12

was the first president of the US who had throat infection and had to bleed out more than 9 pints of blood in less than 24 hours which led to his death

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George Washington

Question 13

when was the golden era of scientist

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Mid 19th century

Question 14

he invented pasteurization, sterilization, fermentation, and vaccines for anthrax and rabies

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Louis Pasteur

Question 15

he traced the cholera outbreak in London by researching the contaminated water in Broad Street pump

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John Snow

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Foundational philosopher of Nursing

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Florence Nightingale

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He discovered the ABO blood system and major blood group

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Karl Landsteiner

Question 18

today, blood-letting is no longer therapeutic but used for

Answer 18

diagnostic purposes

Question 19

scientific name of leeches

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Hirudo Medicinalis

Question 19

scientific name of leeches

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Hirudo

Question 20

problems of leeches

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they get full easily and has to be replaced every hour

Question 21

excessive production of RBC; sometimes blood is stick which makes it hard to travel and forms unnecessary blood clots

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polycythemia vera

Question 22

too much iron in body

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hereditary hemochromatosis

Question 23

they represent the laboratory

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phlebotomist

Question 24

they collect blood and have direct contact with patient

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phlebotomist

Question 25

2 types of phlebotomist

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centralized and decentralized

Question 26

only phlebotomist can collect blood

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centralized phlebotomy

Question 27

why do centralized phlebotomist start at 4:30 AM?

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because of fasting patients

Question 28

anyone who has phlebotomy training can collect blood

Answer 28

decentralized phlebotomy

Question 29

future phlebotomy technologies

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infrared vein finder

robotic phlebotomist

Question 30

three phases of the testing process

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pre-examination, examination, post-examination

Question 31

most preferred type of phlebotomy

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centralized

Question 32

Laboratory personnels

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pathologist
chief medical technologist
medical technologist
medical laboratory technician
phlebotomist
histotechnologist
cytotechnologist

Question 33

head of laboratory

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pathologist

Question 34

assist medical technologists and also handles schedules

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chief medical tehcnologist

Question 35

under supervision of medical technologist

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medical laboratory technician

Question 36

prepares body tissue samples

they freeze, cut, mount, and stain tissues

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histotechnologists

Question 37

they examine cells to detect signs of cancer cells

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cytotechnologists