High yield lesson 1

• It was derived from two Greek words:

  o Phlebos - vein

  o Temnein – to cut

  • Also called as Venesection

  o Venesection comes from the Latin words;

  ▪ Vena – vein

  ▪ Secto – cutting
• The four humors, or fluid substances, of the body were blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm. This theory was closely related to the theory of the four elements: earth, fire, water, and air.
• Cupping

  o alternative medicine

  o application of special heated suction cups on the

  patient's skin

  o incision using a fleam or lance
• Leeching

  o known as Hirudotherapy

  o uses leeches for bloodletting

  o used for microsurgical replantation
• MAIN GOALS OF PHLEBOTOMY

  • For diagnosis and treatment using blood samples

  • For transfusion, to remove blood from the donor, and

  • For removal of blood for polycythemia or therapeutic

  purpose
• Venipuncture

  o Is the method of collection of blood through the vein

  using a needle

  • Capillary puncture

  o Blood is collected by puncturing the skin using a lancet
• • Ambulatory care –medical care given to patients requiring

  care of follow up checkups after their discharge from the

  hospital

  • Homebound care –done in a patient’s home or in a longterm facility

  • Public health services –unit at the local level but are still

  under the jurisdiction of the health department of the

  government.
• • Hospital: With permanent inpatient beds•24-hour nursing

  service

  o Managed by organized medical team

  o 2 major divisions:

  ▪ Clinical analysis area

  ▪ Anatomical and Surgical Pathology area
• Clinical Pathology –focuses on the areas of:

  o Specimen: Blood or body fluid

  o Clinical Chemistry

  o Immunohematology

  o Medical Microbiology

  o Immunology and Serology

  o Hematology Coagulation

  o Clinical Microscopy

  • Anatomic Pathology–focuses on:

  o Histopathology

  o Immunohistopathology

  o Cytology

  o Autopsy

  o Forensic pathology