What Are Blood & Lymphatic Systems Diagnostic Tests & Procedures Flashcards

Do you know what the blood and lymphatic systems are? Two distinct fluids move through the circulatory system, and these are the blood and lymph. Blood and Lymphatic systems have separate but correlated functions in maintaining this balance. The blood and lymph systems team up with the immune system to fight pathogens in the body. Read and study these educational flashcards and then take the quiz.

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Phlebotomy / venipuncture
Incision into or puncture of a vein to withdraw blood for testing
Blood chemistry
Test of the fluid portion of blood to measure the amounts of its chemical constituents (e.g., glucose and cholesterol)
Blood chemistry panels
Specialized batteries of automated blood chemistry tests performed on a single sample of blood; used as a general screen for disease or to target specific organs or conditions (e.g., metabolic panel, lipid panel, and arthritis panel)
Basic metabolic panel (BMP)
Battery of tests used as a general screen for disease; includes tests for calcium, carbon dioxide (CO2), chloride, creatinine, glucose, potassium, sodium, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP)
Tests performed in addition to the basic panel for expanded screening; albumin, bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, protein, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
Blood culture
Test to determine if infection is present in the bloodstream by isolating a specimen of blood in an environment that encourages the growth of microorganisms; the specimen is observed, and the organisms that grow in the culture are identified
CD4 cell count
A measure of the number of CD4 cells (a subset of T lymphocytes) in the blood; used in monitoring the course of HIV and in timing the treatment of AIDS; the normal adult range is 600-1500 cells in a given volume of blood
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Timed test that measures the rate at which red blood cells settle through a volume of plasma
Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
Test to determine coagulation defects, such as platelet disorders
Thromboplastin
Substance present in tissues, platelets, and leukocytes that is necessary for coagulation
Prothrombin time (PT)
Test to measure activity of prothrombin in the blood
Prothrombin
Protein substance in the blood that is essential to the clotting process
Complete blood count (CBC)
A common laboratory blood test performed as a screen of general health or for diagnostic purposes and typically includes the component tests that follow; test results are usually reported along with normal values so that the clinician can interpret the results based on the instrumentation used by the laboratory; normal ranges also may vary depending on the region and climate
White blood count (WBC)
A count of the number of white blood cells in a given volume of blood obtained via manual or automated laboratory methods
Red blood count (RBC)
A count of the number of red blood cells in a given volume of blood obtained via manual or automated laboratory methods