Lab Week Crossword

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  1. 1. contains electrolytes, proteins, glucose, clotting factors, CO2, oxygen and hormones
  2. 7. group of naturally occurring molecules that include fats, waxes, triglycerides, and phospholipids
  3. 8. key component in a hemoglobin molecule
  4. 9. any substance that causes an immune system to produce antibodies against it
  5. 13. anticoagulant found in lavender top blood collection tubes
  6. 16. number of components that can be made from one unit of whole blood
  7. 17. immature red blood cell
  8. 18. professional association which provides a board exam for laboratory professionals to gain certification in their field
  9. 19. antibiotic used to treat MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staph. aureus)
  10. 21. disease where hemoglobin s, variant of normal adult hemoglobin, is seen
  11. 22. a disease state in which a person's hematocrit abnormally high
  12. 23. a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans
  13. 24. the study of the physiology of the blood
  14. 25. glycoprotein that helps in the formation of blood clots
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  1. 2. scientific term for a white blood cell
  2. 3. title for a lab technologist who under took and extra year of education and testing to specialize in Blood Banking
  3. 4. the practice of drawing blood from patients for clinical or medical testing, transfusions, donations, or research
  4. 5. type of donation by which a patient selects his/her own blood donor(s), such as a friend or family member
  5. 6. analysis of urine by physical, chemical, and microscopical means to test for the presence of disease, drugs, etc.
  6. 10. scientific term for a platelet
  7. 11. solution composed of sodium chloride in water
  8. 12. number of years of education required to become a Clinical Laboratory Scientist
  9. 14. member of the penicillin family
  10. 15. the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria and fungi
  11. 18. a medical technology in which the blood of a person is passed through an apparatus that separates out one particular component and returns the remainder back into circulation
  12. 20. a history of this disease is a reason for permanent blood donor deferral
  13. 26. the most common type of antibody found in serum