Plasmapheresis Knowledge

4. a molecule that interacts with calcium in the coagulation cascade and prevents clotting; used as an anticoagulant for blood collection, processing and storage.
5. Monitors pressure in the donor line.
9. A mode which fills the bowl with anticoagulated blood from a donor.
10. Using precautions or techniques to avoid contamination by disease producing organisms.
13. Blood cells that carry oxygen to the tissues and return carbon dioxide to the lungs.

1. Puncture of a vein for any purpose.
2. A sensitivity caused by the binding of calcium in the body by higher than normal levels of citrate in the circulatory system.
3. Moves blood components into and out of the bowl.
6. The fluid portion of the blood.
7. The force that tends to propel a particle outward from a center of rotation.
8. Monitors for a change in the density of the plasma.
11. A cell fraction that assists in clotting.
12. A procedure involving separation and removal of a desired blood product.