Phlebotomy Crossword

A measurement used for the diameter of a needle. The larger the needle diameter, the smaller the gauge.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (aka Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, is an advanced stage of HIV)
Arterial Blood Gases (A test that measures the oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in blood)
To not eat. Common before a phlebotomy procedure is performed.
To feel by the hand. For example, to find the size and direction of a vein.
A red blood cell.
A condition that decreases the number of blood platelets.
Main protein in human blood.
A condition resulting in inflammation of a vein.
A small branch of an artery that leads to a capillary.
The fluid or liquid portion of the blood.
A complex organic acid that is found in lung and liver tissue that prevents blood clotting.
The red liquid "tissue" that circulates in the arteries and veins that carries oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissue of the body.
Automated External Defibrillator (A portable device that measures heart rhythm)
An abnormal connection from a vein to an artery to change the flow of blood.
Evacuated Tube System (The most common method of drawing blood)
Do Not Resuscitate
Point of Care Testing (Medical testing at or near the site of patient care)
Platelets
One of the groups that persons blood can be classified as (A, B, AB, O).
Guidelines recommended by the CDC for reducing the risk of transmission of epidemiologically important microorganisms by direct skin-to-skin or indirect contact.
Absent or free from microorganisms.
The outermost layer of the skin.
To stop bleeding by vasoconstriction and coagulation or by a surgical process.
A thin and flexible tube that is inserted into a cavity of the body to withdraw or inject fluid
A platelet. Important for blood clotting.
A protein that is necessary for blood to clot. Created by the action of fibrinogen and thrombin.
A drug that causes a loss of sensation or unconsciousness.
A condition that causes a decrease in the amount of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood.
A substance that stimulates the immune system to create antibodies.
The swelling caused by excess fluid accumulation in tissue.
An injury of the soft tissue that results in breakage of the local capillaries and the leakage of red blood cells.
The clear fluid that separates from blood when it clots.
Rapid onset or short course in reference to disease.
To attract and gather material on the surface.
EthyleneDiamineTetraacetic Acid (A polyamino carboxylic acid and a colourless, water-soluble solid)
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (A test commonly given after a patient takes blood thinners)