(P) Lesson 1: Understanding Phlebotomy Flashcards
What is the process of collecting blood through veins using incisions or puncture methods?
Phlebotomy
This type of measure refers to as being part of the patient’s treatment plan
Therapeutic Measure
This type of measure refers to as being part of disease detection and recognition
Diagnostic Measure
What 2 words make up phlebotomy’s Greek derivation?
Phlebos and Temnein/Tomos/Tome
“Phlebos” means what?
Vein
“Temnein/Tomos/Tome” means what?
To cut
What is another name for phlebotomy?
Venesection
What 2 words make up venesection’s Latin derivation?
Vena and Sectio
“Vena” means what?
Vein
“Section” means what?
Cutting
The age wherein crude tools were used to cut open vessels
Stone Age
The year when ancient Egyptians practiced phlebotomy using fleams and leeches
1,400 BC
The year when Hippocrates believed that health depended on the balance of the four humors
460-377 BC
He was a Greek physician known as the Father of Medicine
Hippocrates
What are the four humors?
Earth, Air, Fire, and Water
What did Earth represent?
Blood and the brain
What did the Wind represent?
Phlegm and the lungs
What did Fire represent?
Black bile and the spleen
What did Water represent?
Yellow bile and the gallbladder
The age that bloodletting was performed by barbers
Middle Ages
The centuries wherein phlebotomy was treated as major therapy
17th and 18th Centuries
An alternative medical procedure wherein heated cups are applied for suction on a patient’s skin to act as a vacuum for the blood
Cupping
Also known as Hirudotherapy which uses leeches that inject vasodilators in order to promote blood loss
Leeching
What are medicinal leeches called scientifically?
Hirudo medicinalis
The chemical that leeches release that acts as a vasodilator, anesthetic, and anti-coagulant
Hirudin
A condition wherein there is an excess in blood cell production rate
Polycythemia
A method of phlebotomy that refers to the collection of blood through a vein using a syringe and needle
Venipuncture
A method of phlebotomy that refers to the puncturing of the skin using a lancet
Capillary Puncture
Refers to a process wherein the blood sample separates into different fractions in a test tube
Centrifugation and Aliquoting
This type of credential indicates the completion of training by the professional
Certification
This type of credential indicates the professional has passed the licensure examinations
Licensure
This credential refers to advancing the knowledge and updating the skillset of the professional
Continuing Education
This type of patient refers to them needing to undergo admission into the hospital for further treatment
Inpatient (non-ambulatory)
This type of patient refers to them being discharged after primary treatment and are not required to be admitted
Outpatient (ambulatory)
T or F: The outpatient department is the key resource for the country’s healthcare system
False (it is the inpatient department)
T or F: Inpatient care provides only routine treatment
False (inpatient care provides specialized procedures as well)
T or F: Inpatient care provides tertiary care practitioners who perform highly complex services and therapy
True
T or F: Outpatient care provides primary and secondary care physicians who assume ongoing responsibility for the patient
True
Who established the three levels of healthcare?
Williams and Tungpalan (1981)
This level of healthcare refers to health units and sub-units in rural areas managed by the DOH
Primary
This level of healthcare refers to non-departmentalized hospitals
Secondary
This level of healthcare refers to medical centers and large hospitals
Tertiary
This healthcare service is done for patients with follow-up checkups after being discharged
Ambulatory care
This healthcare service is done in a patient’s room or in a long-term facility
Homebound care
This healthcare service refers to units found at the local level which are under the jurisdiction of the DOH
Public Health Services
This division of clinical pathology refers to testing blood and other body fluids to quantify essential soluble chemicals that are useful in the diagnosis of diseases
Clinical Chemistry
FBS stands for?
Fasting Blood Sugar
HbA1C stands for?
Glycosylated Hemoglobin
FBS is used for the diagnosis of what disease?
Diabetes Mellitus
HbA1C is used for monitoring what?
Blood sugar
What is the standard fasting time before an FBS test?
8-10 hours
This type of test in clinical chemistry measures HDL, LDL and triglycerides
Total Cholesterol/Lipid Profile
Elevated levels of this acid indicate kidney problems and potential gout
Blood Uric Acid
Elevated levels of this chemical is able to determine impaired renal function
Blood Urea Nitrogen
BUN stands for?
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Elevated levels of this chemical indicate renal impairment or muscular dystrophy
Creatinine
These two chemicals when elevated indicate liver disorders
ALT/SGPT and AST/SGOT
ALT/SGPT stands for?
Alanine Aminotransferase/Serum Glutamic Pyruvate Transaminase
AST/SGOT stands for?
Aspartate Aminotransferase/Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase
Elevated levels of this chemical indicate bone or liver disorders
Alkaline Phosphatase
Elevated levels of this indicate liver or hemolytic disorders
Bilirubin
Elevated levels of this indicated early liver disorders and monitors patients with alcoholic hepatitis
Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase
Elevated levels indicate myocardial infarction, lung, or liver disorders
Lactic Dehydrogenase (LDH)
Elevated levels indicate acute pancreatitis
Amylase and Lipase