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If a patient has a PICC line in one arm and a mastectomy on the other side where do you draw blood from?
Why not use the PICC for the blood draw?
What condition could happen if you draw blood from a mastectomy patient?
if you draw blood from the arm from the surgical side, they could get swelling of the arm from poor circulation, called lymphedema. so they cannot have any blood draws, iv's, injections or blood pressue taken on that arm at all.
What do you do if you accidentally draw blood from the wrong patient?
Discard it and draw from the correct patient.
Why cant you draw blood from the same side as a mastectomy?
Lymph nodes also removed with mastectomy so excedd lymph fluid can build up and cause infection
How do you draw blood from an IV line?
Type your answer here... if a patient has an intravenous line (IV) in the arm, can the phlebotomist draw blood
How long should you wait to draw blood for a lab test after a patient finishes a unit of blood?
2 hours usualy,but it depends on how much blood you withdrew.
What should you do if you have to draw blood from a patient with edema?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_should_you_do_if_you_have_to_draw_blood_from_a_patient_with_edema http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_should_you_do_if_you_have_to_draw_blood_from_a_patient_with_edema
What is the most important step to take before drawing blood from a patient?
you MUST properly identify the patient first, then continue with the blood draw, things get mixed up way too often!!
Why is Dracula a good artist?
he can draw blood get it?
What happens when you quick a hoof and draw blood?
it's exactly why you should hire a farrier. do you want to cripple your horse?
The role of a phlebotomist is to?
A phlebotomist is responsible for drawing the blood of a patient. They must choose the proper needle, know the proper amount to be drawn, label the blood vial properly, and use caution because blood is a possible contaminant.
What do most phlebomotist do?
Their despciption is drawing blood from patients for example a patient that has medicanion like coumadin (a blood thinner) or just a simple blood draw for the lab to test. Also they administer stool samples and urine samples.
