plasma
Medical term Phlebotomy
The liquid part of blood, mostly water, that carries blood cells and dissolved substances.
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Free practice questions that use plasma
- Pathophysiology and Disease Processes, question 1A nonpregnant adult's fasting plasma glucose result is 112 mg/dL. Under ADA cutoffs, this value falls in which range?
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