Plasma

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Introduction

• Non- cellular portion of circulating blood. Plasma specimens are collected with use of anticoagulants such as EDTA ( lavender top), heparin ( green top) or citrate ( blue top).

• Normal total body plasma: 43-44 mg/kg

More General Terms

• extracellular compartment (extracellular space)
• body fluid

Additional Terms

• fresh frozen plasma

References

1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995

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