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FINALS PMLS2
Phlebotomy
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spec handling, proc, trans, collct
Phlebotomy
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capillary puncture
Phlebotomy
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intro to phlebotomy
Phlebotomy
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chapter 7
Phlebotomy
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chapter 9
Phlebotomy
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chapter 3
Phlebotomy
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chapter 2
Phlebotomy
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Chapter 1 notes
Phlebotomy
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in greek, phlebos means
veins
and tome means
incision
phlebotomy
is an invasive procedure that involves the body through
cutting
or
puncture
phlebotomy
is performed by a phlebotomist
two main phlebotomy procedure are
venipuncture
and
capillary puncture
venipuncture
is right through the vein
capillary puncture
is puncturing skin through small puncturing device
bloodletting
was believed to be a therapeutic session through removing blood in the body
crude tools
are the instrument used for bloodletting
Hippocrates
(
460-377BC
) is known to be the father of medicine
the 4 humors are
blood
,
phlegm
,
black bile
, and
yellow bile
William Harvey
theory is about adjusting excess body fluids must be removed except
blood
3 techniques are
venesection
,
cupping
, and
leeching
venesection
comes from the latin word,
vena
means vein and sectio means cutting
venesection
uses scalpel, lancelets, and fleams
cupping
is the procedure that required placing suction cup over an area of skin to create a
blister
two types of cupping are
dry
cupping and
wet
cupping
dry cupping is done through
puncturing
the skin and waiting for
blood
to come out
wet cupping
puts pressure and cuts the formed swollen skin to let the blood come out
leeching
is applied to the patients skin on the affected area to fill themselves with blood
Hirudo medicinalis
is the sicientific name of medicinal leech
vasodilator
, veins dilate when
leech
sticks
George Washington
, first US president that used
bloodletting
to cure his
throat infection
in
1799
George Washington' blood was drained of estimated
40%
volume or
2,500ml
in
2
days
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