Phlebotomy NHA/CPT NHA
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1. What is Hematology? Hematology is the study of blood and its
components, fluids and cells. Also includes
the study of blood forming organs and
blood disease
2. What is Phlebotomy? Phlebotomy is the practice of drawing
blood for diagnostic purposes
3. What does the medical term "Phlebos" Veins
mean?
4. What does the medical term "tome" mean? Incision
5. What are two other names for capillary Dermal or skin puncture
puncture?
6. What does POCT mean? Point-of-Care
7. What is Point-of-Care? Tests that can be at the patients bed side
and results can be obtained right away.
Examples: Blood Glucose, Hematocrit, He-
moglobin
8. What are capillaries? Microscopic, one cell-thick vessels that con-
nect arterioles and venules
9. What is the purpose of a capillary? Capillaries are the site of gas exchange be-
tween blood & bodily tissues
10. What is the preferred locations for 1. Antecubital Fossa
venipuncture? 2. Upper aspect of the forearm
3. Posterior aspect of the wrist
4. Dorsum (back) of the hand
5. Ankle and foot veins (Dorsalis Pedis)
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11. What does the medical term "ante" mean? Before
12. What are the three superficial veins located 1. Median Cubital Vein: Large and fixed
in the Antecubital Fossa? 2. Cephalic Vein: Preferred in obese
3. Basilic Vein: Close to the brachial artery
and median nerve
13. What is plasma composed of? 90% water, 7% proteins, the rest is all 1%
(proteins, amino acids, gases, electrolytes,
sugars hormones, lipids & vitamins)
14. What color is plasma? Straw color
15. What is the difference in appearance of They both look the same, the only way to
plasma and serum? differentiate them is by looking at the tube
top color
16. What is the buffy coat composed of? Leukocytes and platelets
17. What is the percentage of plasma in the 55%
blood by volume?
18. What is the percentage of formed ele- 45%
ments?
19. What are formed elements? Erythrocytes, Leukocytes, and Platelets
20. What do these abbreviations mean "RBCs" Red blood cells and White blood cells
"WBCs"? (erythrocytes and leukocytes)
21. Another name for thrombocytes? Platelets
22. Where are erythrocytes formed? In the red bone marrow
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1. What is Hematology? Hematology is the study of blood and its
components, fluids and cells. Also includes
the study of blood forming organs and
blood disease
2. What is Phlebotomy? Phlebotomy is the practice of drawing
blood for diagnostic purposes
3. What does the medical term "Phlebos" Veins
mean?
4. What does the medical term "tome" mean? Incision
5. What are two other names for capillary Dermal or skin puncture
puncture?
6. What does POCT mean? Point-of-Care
7. What is Point-of-Care? Tests that can be at the patients bed side
and results can be obtained right away.
Examples: Blood Glucose, Hematocrit, He-
moglobin
8. What are capillaries? Microscopic, one cell-thick vessels that con-
nect arterioles and venules
9. What is the purpose of a capillary? Capillaries are the site of gas exchange be-
tween blood & bodily tissues
10. What is the preferred locations for 1. Antecubital Fossa
venipuncture? 2. Upper aspect of the forearm
3. Posterior aspect of the wrist
4. Dorsum (back) of the hand
5. Ankle and foot veins (Dorsalis Pedis)
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11. What does the medical term "ante" mean? Before
12. What are the three superficial veins located 1. Median Cubital Vein: Large and fixed
in the Antecubital Fossa? 2. Cephalic Vein: Preferred in obese
3. Basilic Vein: Close to the brachial artery
and median nerve
13. What is plasma composed of? 90% water, 7% proteins, the rest is all 1%
(proteins, amino acids, gases, electrolytes,
sugars hormones, lipids & vitamins)
14. What color is plasma? Straw color
15. What is the difference in appearance of They both look the same, the only way to
plasma and serum? differentiate them is by looking at the tube
top color
16. What is the buffy coat composed of? Leukocytes and platelets
17. What is the percentage of plasma in the 55%
blood by volume?
18. What is the percentage of formed ele- 45%
ments?
19. What are formed elements? Erythrocytes, Leukocytes, and Platelets
20. What do these abbreviations mean "RBCs" Red blood cells and White blood cells
"WBCs"? (erythrocytes and leukocytes)
21. Another name for thrombocytes? Platelets
22. Where are erythrocytes formed? In the red bone marrow
