| A | B |
| Plasma | 55% composition |
| gray | use for GTT test |
| 12- 14 hour | fast for GTT |
| 8-10 | normal fast for bld work |
| cholesterol,high density lipid and triglycerides | lipid panel test |
| 4 to 5.5 million | normal RBC volume in female adult |
| eythrocyte sedimentation rate | RBC condition amt of fibrinogen in plasma test for inflammation |
| artery | oxygen rich blood |
| purple tube | EDTA |
| red | no additive |
| light blue | sodium citrate |
| SST | gel (has silica) |
| blood | protects and transports |
| 130-200 | range for cholesterol |
| YBRGLGD | order of draw |
| liver, kidneys, skin | areas of waste elimination |
| hand wash | first step in bld draws |
| water | need for hydrated veins |
| low Hct | may indicate anemia or hemorrhage |
| Rocky Mountain spotted, TB or typhoid | inc monocytes |
| yellow | CX |
| heparin | prevent and diminish clotting |
| eosinophil | stain red, parasitic and/or allergic response |
| carboxyhemoglobin | carries CO2 |
| erythopoietin | hormone ctrls RBC production secreted by kidnesy in adult and liver in fetus |
| capillaries | bridges bet arterioles and venules, gas exchange |
| basophil | produce heparin |
| serum | plasma without fibrinogen |
| 70-120 mg/dl | glucose range |
| 40-150 mg/dl | triglycerides |
| analysis | important tool of medicine |
| rolly veins | place finger abv area where needle to be inserted |
| vacuum container | use large vein or may collapse |
| ring and great finger | thumb usually calloused prefer cap stick |
| coagulation test | bld clot test, light blue tube |
| butterfly | most costly use for small veins |
| finger, heel, ear lobe | preferred cap stick area |
| hemolysis | tube shaken, too small needle, difficult stick |
| lymphocytes | produce antibodies |
| heel | site for infant cap stick |