Phleb

• Venesection


  A sharp lancet-type of instrument pierced the veins and made them bleed. Lancing the veins was thought to eliminate the "bad" blood and remove the disease.
• Cupping


  A heated glass cup was placed on a person's back.
• Leeches


  Use for amputations to remove excess blood and prevent clotting when an appendage is reattached.
• Therapeutic phlebotomy


  method of bleeding that takes usually 500 mm of blood from the patient
• Both venesection and cupping produced much scarring.
• Venesection


  Method of bleeding that is not practiced anymore
• Therapeutic Phlebotomy is a method used to treat these diseases

  Polycythemia vera (PCV) and hereditary hemochromatosis
• Phlebotomy Approaches

  • Centralized
  • Decentralized
  • Hybrid
• Centralized Phlebotomy


  • Laboratory team can only be the one to collect blood
• Decentralized Phlebotomy


  • Anyone can collect blood
• Hybrid Phlebotomy


  • A blend of centralized and decentralized approach
• Centralized Phlebotomy 


  Laboratory team can only be the one to collect blood
• Phase of Sample Testing that includes the patients information

  Pre examination
• Phase of Sample Testing that includes the process and test

  Examination
• Phase of Sample Testing that includes the releasing of results

  Post examination
• one of the primary methods of showing the customer that there is an attitude of caring

  communication
• the study of nonverbal communication that includes characteristics of body motion and language such as facial expression, gestures, and eye contact

  kinesics
• the study of an individual's concept and use of space

  proxemics
• Diagnosis of neurophysiological disorders

  Electroencephalography (EEG)
• Monitors patient with cardiovascular disease

  Electrocardiology (EKG)
• May also be called the X-ray or imaging department

  Radiology
• Dispenses drugs and advises on drug usage

  Pharmacy
• Provides therapy to restore mobility

  Physical therapy
• Provides therapy to help maintain living skills

  Occupational therapy
• Provides direct patient care

  Nursing
• Provides testing of patient samples

  Laboratory
• Increased care due to the critical needs of the patient

  Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
• is a condition that results when a microorganism (microbe) is able to invade the body, multiply, and cause injury or disease

  Infection
• microbes that are pathogenic (causing or productive of disease) are called

  pathogens
• CDC

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• known as hospital acquired infection

  Nosocomial Infection
• an Infection affecting only one area of the body

  Local Infection
• diseases that is spread from person to person

  Communicable Infections/Disease
• source of an infectious agent, place where the microbe can survive

  Reservoir
• an infection affecting the entire body

  Systemic Infection
• an individual or animal infected with a pathogenic microbe

  susceptible host
• this is where infectious agents enter the body of the susceptible host

  Portal of Entry
• the method and infectious agent uses to travel from a reservoir to a susceptible individual

  Means of Transmission
• five means of transmission

  • contact (direct & indirect)
  • airborne
  • droplet
  • vector
  • vehicle
• transmission of an infectious agent through contaminated food, water, or drugs

  Vehicle Transmission