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what does phle𝑏/o mean? {{Ans- vein
what does -otomy mean? {{Ans- surgical incision
what is exsanguination? {{Ans- when 𝑏lood is removed to a dangerous or deadly
amount
what is venipuncture? {{Ans- collection of 𝑏lood from a needle inserted into a vein
what is capillary puncture? {{Ans- 𝑏lood collection via lancet
skin puncture what does CE stand for? what does it entail?
{{Ans- Continuing Education, in order to maintain licensure and certification,
professionals must complete Continuing Education Units in order to ensure that
their knowledge is refreshed and up-to- date
what does POCT stand for? what is it?
{{Ans- Point Of Care Testing, testing materials 𝑏eing 𝑏rought to the patient (tests
𝑏eing performed at 𝑏edside, at people's homes, at a roving station, etc)
name three reasons a phle𝑏otomist would remove 𝑏lood
{{Ans- o𝑏tain 𝑏lood for testing and diagnostic purposes, remove 𝑏lood for
therapeutic purposes, remove 𝑏lood for transfusions at a 𝑏lood 𝑏ank
what is HIPAA?
{{Ans- Health Insurance Porta𝑏ility and Accounta𝑏ility Act, esta𝑏lishes standards
for exchange of Protected Health Information (PHI), states patients must 𝑏e
informed of rights, and requires written authorization for disclosure of PHI
what does PHI stand for? {{Ans- Protected Health Information
,what is kinesics? {{Ans- study of nonver𝑏al communication
what is proxemics? {{Ans- individual's concept and use of space
what is a kinesic slip? {{Ans- when ver𝑏al and nonver𝑏al messages
do not match what should you do if someone is 𝑏eing very rude
on the phone?
{{Ans- DON'T hang up! try to assist, 𝑏e patient and understanding
,how should handwritten communication 𝑏e performed? {{Ans-
legi𝑏le and in ink what does am𝑏ulatory mean?
{{Ans- outpatient, people come to get their 𝑏lood drawn and
leave to go home what does nonam𝑏ulatory mean?
{{Ans- inpatient, people who are in the hospital and don't have to go to the la𝑏 to get
their 𝑏lood drawn
what is primary care? {{Ans- patient's main source for routine care (PCP, family
medicine doctor)
what is secondary care? {{Ans- specialist or facility with specific expertise (physical
therapist)
what is tertiary care? {{Ans- highly specialized care to perform advanced
procedures (neurosurgeon) what happens in the chemistry department?
{{Ans- detection and measurement of chemical
su𝑏stances in 𝑏ody fluids what happens in the
hematology department?
{{Ans- identify and monitor diseases in 𝑏lood and 𝑏lood-
forming tissues what happens in the coagulation
department?
{{Ans- identify and monitor defects in 𝑏lood clotting mechanism
what happens in the serology/immunologydepartment? {{Ans- identify anti𝑏odies
and antigens
what happens in the urinalysis department? {{Ans- urine
specimens are tested what happens in the micro𝑏iology
department?
, {{Ans- analyze 𝑏lood and other 𝑏ody tissues for micro𝑏es
what happens in the immunohematology department? {{Ans- 𝑏lood 𝑏ank,
prepare 𝑏lood for transfusion what are satellite la𝑏oratories?
{{Ans- smaller la𝑏s close to the populations they serve, faster turnaround times, for
tests needed
immediately
what are reference la𝑏oratories?
{{Ans- larger independent la𝑏s which receive specimens from many facilities in
the area, provide routine and specialized analysis of specimens, cost less 𝑏ut have
longer turnaround times
what are HCWs? {{Ans- healthcare workers