Venesection Lab medicine 1. The obtention by venipuncture of blood for a diagnosis. 2. The surgical opening of a vein to withdraw blood–eg, to ↓ blood volume, as in hemochromatosis. See Pharmacologic phlebotomy, Therapeutic phlebotomy. Cf Venipuncture. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern...
Noun1.reticulocyte- an immature red blood cell containing a network of filaments or granules erythrocyte,RBC,red blood cell- a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus ...
Bleeding (Related to alerted clotting factors secondary to warfarin use or depleted clotting factors) Altered level of consciousness; hypotension; increased heart rate; decreased HGB and HCT; capillary refill greater than 3 sec; cool extremities; blood in urine, stool, sputum; bleeding gums; noseblee...