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Why must the puncture site NOT be squeezed after a fingerstick?
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Pressure must be applied to the site of an arterial puncture for at least?
10 mins
What side effects can a troponin test cause?
Discomfort or bruising may occur at the puncture site or the person may feel dizzy or faint. Pressure to the puncture site until the bleeding stops reduces bruising. Warm packs to the puncture site relieve discomfort.
What is the aftercare for an acid phosphatase test?
Discomfort or bruising may occur at the puncture site, and the person may feel dizzy or faint. Applying pressure to the puncture site until the bleeding stops will reduce bruising. Warm packs to the puncture site will relieve discomfort
What aftercare is associated with alkaline phosphatase testing?
Discomfort or bruising may occur at the puncture site or the person may feel dizzy or faint. Pressure to the puncture site until the bleeding stops will reduce bruising. Warm packs to the puncture site will relieve discomfort.
What aftercare is associate with Beta2-microglobulin tests?
Discomfort or bruising may occur at the puncture site or the person may feel dizzy or faint. Pressure to the puncture site until the bleeding stops reduces bruising. Warm packs on the puncture site relieve discomfort.
What happens when you warm the site of a dermal puncture?
Increases blood flow to the site
What care should a patient receive after an aldolase test?
Discomfort or bruising may occur at the puncture site and the person may feel dizzy or faint. Pressure to the puncture site until the bleeding stops will reduce bruising. Warm packs to the puncture site will relieve discomfort.
Why is a tourniquet placed 3-4 inches above the intended puncture site?
By puncture site I'm guessing you mean a puncture in the epadurmas (skin). It is Placed to limit the blood flow reducing the amount of blood loss. Hope I helped
What is the aftercare for a white blood cell count test?
Discomfort or bruising may occur at the puncture site. Pressure to the puncture site until the bleeding stops reduces bruising;
What aftercare may be needed following an antimyocardial antibody test?
Discomfort or bruising may occur at the puncture site after the blood is drawn or the person may feel dizzy or faint. Pressure to the puncture site until the bleeding stops reduces bruising. Warm packs on the puncture site relieve discomfort.
What causes a headache after a lumbar puncture?
It is caused by a decreased CSF pressure related to a small leak of CSF through the puncture site.
What does squeezing the skin puncture site do to the specimen?
Squeezing the skin puncture site can invalidate the specimen. Vigorous squeezing may increase the proportion of the liquid part of the sample over the solid part, for instance.
