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What is Blood?
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A substance that flows through Artaries and Veins.
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What is the liguid part of the blood called?
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The plasma
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What is CBC?
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Complete Blood count
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What is a RBC? What are they also known as?
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Red Blood Cell. Erythrocyte
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What is WBC? What are they also known as?
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White blood cell. Leukocyte
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What is PLT? What are they also known as?
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Platelets. Thrombocyte
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What do RBC's do?
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They carry oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body.
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What do WBC's do?
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They fight off infection and bacteria
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What do platlets do?
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They help with coahulation or clotting. Patiants would Hemerhhage w/ out them.
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Where is Point of care testing done?
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At a patients bedside.
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What is Serum?
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The liguid part of the blood after clotting.
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What is added to blood so that it does not clot?
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An anticoagulant
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What does Na stand for?
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Soduim
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What does STAT stand for ?
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Imediately! Do first.
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What does Qns mean?
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Quantity Not sufficient. Means you didnt get enough blood.
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