DEAR DR. ROACH: A recent column was about a person who fainted when getting blood drawn. My problem is that no one seems to be able to put an IV into me. Any ideas? -- L.L. ANSWER: Some people just ...
Phlebotomy refers to drawing blood from a person’s vein with a needle. Lab tests on blood samples are important as they measure different blood components and provide information that can lead to a ...
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What you need to know about vein finders in home healthcare
With the growth of home healthcare and remote medical services, more patients are receiving blood draws outside of ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband was diagnosed with secondary polycythemia in 2011. His hematocrit test (HCT) was 57%. He was referred to a hematologist. The hematologist would order a phlebotomy when his ...
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While many other areas in the practice of medicine have been augmented by increasingly sophisticated technology, phlebotomy – the practice of drawing blood for laboratory analysis – has remained ...
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