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| substance added to a tube |
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| prevents blood from forming clots |
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| enhances or starts the clotting process |
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| fluid which circulates in the body to carry oxygen and nutrients to cells; consists of cells and liquid |
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| the liquid portion of blood treated with anti-coagulates and centrifuged |
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| an inert substance found in some evacuated tubes that separates the cellular portion of blood from the liquid portion after centrifugation |
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| liquid portion of blood found when blood is treated with coagulates and centrifuged; it is the portion above the CLOT |
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| added to tubes to enhance clot formation (clot activator) |
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| added to tubes to prevent blood from clotting; it is an anti-coagulant |
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| added to tubes to prevent blood from clotting; is another anticoagulant |
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| two major tube catergories |
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| coagulated and anitcoagulated |
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| liquid portion is serum after centrifugation |
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| liquid portion is plasma after centrifugation |
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| silica inside tube acts as clot activator and blood coagulates |
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| plastic tube w/ clot activator |
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| blood cogualtes because silica is sprayed on inside of tube acting as a clot activator |
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| plastic tube w/ anticoagulant |
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| blood stays in liquid form because anti-coagulates are present in the tube |
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| 3 main types of anti-coagulates |
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| heparin, EDTA, and sodium citrate |
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| I think it is the blood in anti-coagulated tubes without any centrifugation |
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