Introduction to Phlebotomy Flashcards
phlebos mean
vein
temnein means
cut open
during this era, they let the people bleed out and they use bloody procedures (more ruthless than now)
stone age
during the middle ages (1210) they used phlebotomy
barber surgeons
barber symbols represent?
red - blood
white - tourniquet
pole - stick to assist in dilating arteries and veins
instruments used during historical period
blood-letting fleam
bleeding bowls
2 ancient methods of blood-letting
venesection
cupping
most common ancient phlebotomy method
venesection
venesection used this process of cutting veins open to eliminate bad blood and reduce fever
lancing
cupping is called ___ nowadays
ventosa
an ancient phlebotomy process where they heat cups and put it on the back after cutting blades on area
cupping
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
George Washington
when was the golden era of scientist
Mid 19th century
he invented pasteurization, sterilization, fermentation, and vaccines for anthrax and rabies
Louis Pasteur
he traced the cholera outbreak in London by researching the contaminated water in Broad Street pump
John Snow
Foundational philosopher of Nursing
Florence Nightingale
He discovered the ABO blood system and major blood group
Karl Landsteiner
today, blood-letting is no longer therapeutic but used for
diagnostic purposes
scientific name of leeches
Hirudo Medicinalis
scientific name of leeches
Hirudo
problems of leeches
they get full easily and has to be replaced every hour
excessive production of RBC; sometimes blood is stick which makes it hard to travel and forms unnecessary blood clots
polycythemia vera
too much iron in body
hereditary hemochromatosis
they represent the laboratory
phlebotomist
they collect blood and have direct contact with patient
phlebotomist
2 types of phlebotomist
centralized and decentralized
only phlebotomist can collect blood
centralized phlebotomy
why do centralized phlebotomist start at 4:30 AM?
because of fasting patients
anyone who has phlebotomy training can collect blood
decentralized phlebotomy
future phlebotomy technologies
infrared vein finder
robotic phlebotomist
three phases of the testing process
pre-examination, examination, post-examination
most preferred type of phlebotomy
centralized
Laboratory personnels
pathologist chief medical technologist medical technologist medical laboratory technician phlebotomist histotechnologist cytotechnologist
head of laboratory
pathologist
assist medical technologists and also handles schedules
chief medical tehcnologist
under supervision of medical technologist
medical laboratory technician
prepares body tissue samples
they freeze, cut, mount, and stain tissues
histotechnologists
they examine cells to detect signs of cancer cells
cytotechnologists
