MDA 180 Chapter 48

Question 1

Anticoagulant

Answer 1

Substances that prevent clotting

Question 2

Hemolysis

Answer 2

The rupturing of red blood cells, which releases hemoglobin

Question 3

Lancet

Answer 3

A small, disposable instrument with a sharp point used to puncture the skin and make a shallow incision; used for capillary puncture

Question 4

Buffy Coat

Answer 4

The layer between the packed red blood cells and plasma in a centrifuged blood sample; this layer contains the white blood cells and platelets

Question 5

Butterfly System

Answer 5

Also called the winged fusion collection system. A type of needle used to draw blood from patients with small or fragile veins.

Question 6

Complete Blood Count

Answer 6

A combination of the following determinations: red blood cell indices and count, white blood cell count, hematocrit, hemoglobin, platelets, and differential blood count.

Question 7

Venipuncture

Answer 7

The puncture of a vein, usually with a needle, for the purpose of drawing blood

Question 8

Hematoma

Answer 8

A swelling caused by blood under the skin

Question 9

Whole Blood

Answer 9

The total volume of plasma and formed elements, or blood in which the elements have not been separated by coagulation or centrifugation

Question 10

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

Answer 10

The rate at which red blood cells, the heaviest blood component, settle to the bottom of a blood sample