MT634 LEC - 1ST SHIFTINGS Flashcards
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Hippocrates believed that..
disease was the result of excess substance—such as blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile—within the body.
Four humors and basic elements
Earth – blood, brain
Air – phlegm, lung
Fire – black bile, spleen
Water – yellow bile, gall bladder
Crude tools (sharp-edged stones) were used to puncture vessels and allow excess blood to drain out of the body. what age was this?
Stone age
Releasing blood in an effort to rid the body of evil spirits, cleanse the body of impurities. what age was this?
Stone age
What year used leeches in jar to extract blood, as well as the Egyptian tomb painting found that depicts the use of medical leeches?
1400 B.C
the ones who can perform surgery; legally during the middle ages
Surgeons of the long robe
the ones who perform leeching, shaving, tooth extraction; barbers during the middle ages
Surgeons of the short robe
Barber shop signage symbolizes what? (Enumerate)
Red – blood
Bowl – sinasalo ng cup
White line – bandages/ torniquet
Pole – stick the patient must hold while the surgery is being done.
Most prevalent medical instrument during the 17th and early 18th centuries
Lancet
T/F during the 17th and early 18th centuries they use infection control
false, they don’t as there was no concept of antisepsis
Application of a heated suction apparatus called the “cup”
cupping
Used in the 17th and early 18th century in making a series of parallel sections
cup, bloodletting fleam
Why is phlebotomy performed?
- Diagnostic testing
- Transfusion at a donor center
- Therapeutic purposes
- Monitoring prescribed treatment
How is phlebotomy accomplished by?
Venipuncture, capillary puncture
collection of blood from a vein
venipuncture
getting minimal blood for testing
capillary puncture
components of a competent clinical phlebotomist
- Good manual dexterity
- Special communication skills
- Good organizational skills
- Thorough knowledge of laboratory specimen requirement
- Knowledge of departmental policies (inside and outside their designated field)
Give at least 2 duties and responsibilities of a phlebotomist
- Prepare patients for collection procedures associated with laboratory samples
- Collect routine skin puncture and venous specimens for testing as required
- Prepare specimens for transport to ensure stability of sample
- Maintain patient confidentiality
- Perform quality-control checks while carrying out clerical, clinical and technical duties
- Transport specimens to the laboratory
- Comply all procedures instituted in the procedure manual
- Promote good relations with patients and hospital personnel
- Assist in collecting and documenting monthly workload and recording data
- Maintain safe working conditions
- Perform appropriate laboratory computer operations
- Participate in continuing education programs
- Collect and perform point-of-care checks on POCT instruments
- Prepare and process specimens
Traits of a phlebotomist
- Positive customer relations
- Recognizing diversity
- Professionalism
- Self-confidence
- Integrity
- Compassion
- Self-motivation
- Dependability
- Ethical behavior
- Confidentiality
Study of nonverbal communication
Kinesics
Where verbal and nonverbal communication do not agree
Kinesic slip
The study of individual concept and space
Proxemics
Types of proxemics and their distances
Intimate 1 to 18in
Personal 1.5 to 4ft
Social 4 to 12ft
Public 12ft +
DOH/Public health programs
TB Control Project
Free HIV Testing (Quiricada St’ Sta. Cruz Manila)
Manila Social Hygiene Clinic Satellite Treatment Hub
San Lazaro Hospital
National Center for Mental Health
