Phlebotomy 9 Flashcards
phase of testing that begins when test is ordered and ends when testing begins
preexamination/preanalytical
substance undergoing analysis
analyte
range of values with high/low values for tests that account for patient variation
reference range/reference interval
normal values for reference ranges
normals
resting metabolic state of body early in the morning after fasting for 12 hours
basal state
condition where blood components that cannot easily leave the bloodstream become concentrated in the smaller plasma volume
hemoconcentration
cloudy
turbid
specimen that is milky or turbid instead of transparent, light yellow
lipemic
having 24-hr cycle
circadian
daily
diurnal
yellow, bile pigment that is a product of RBC destruction and breakdown of Hgb
bilirubin
relating to or marked by jaundice, ie. serum, plasma, urine
icteric
posture-related, false anemia; substantial decrease in Hct values from increased plasma
postural pseudoanemia
obstructed
occluded
hardened
sclerosed
clotted
thrombosed