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Why shouldn't blood be drawn from the arm on the side of a mastectomy?
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Why should venipuncture be avoided on the affected side when a patient has had a mastectomy?
A patient who has had mastectomy may have blood drawn. You should avoid the side that has had lymph node dissection.
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?
How long after a mastectomy can the affected side have blood pressue ivs and blood draws be done?
5 years post op
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
Why is it that after a radical mastectomy the arm near the affected area usually swells?
A mastectomy is the surgical removal of a breast. In a 'radical' mastectomy, the lymph nodes (or glands) in the nearby armpit are also removed as this is where cancer can sometimes spread to..... this causes a disruption of the flow of 'lymph' in the arm causing a back up and the arm swells. Lymph is the remainder of the fluid that has filtered out of the blood to bathe the cells of the arm and usually travels back up the lymphatic system, through the lymph nodes, to mix back into the blood stream near the base of the neck.
What is the medical term meaning pertaining to one side removal of a breast?
A mastectomy is the surgical removal of one breast. A double mastectomy is the removal of both.
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.
When a patient has a mastectomy venipuncture should be avoided on the affective side because the?
avoid fracture
When a patient has had a mastectomy venipuncture should be avoided on the affected side because?
avoid fracture
Can cupping cause side effects?
Cupping causes blood to be drawn to the surface of the skin, which can cause red marks, swelling, and bruising.
What is the side of a polygon to which an altitude is drawn called?
The altitude is usually drawn from the base.
Is it true that you are not to get any blood work or blood pressure on the side of your lumpectomy?
In the case of a simple lumpectomy blood may still be drawn from the upper extremity on that side of the body if there are no signs of Lymphedema.*Lymphedema can be caused by surgery and/or by radiation threapy on certain parts of the body. Lymphedema causes fluid retention and tissue swelling usually in the arms/legs. This build up of fluid can have an effect on tests done on blood that is drawn from that affected area...*A Lumpectomy is a surgical procedure that involves removing a suspected malignant tumor, or a benign lump or cyst, along with a small portion of the surrounding tissue leaving the breast for the most part fully intact..This procedure also leaves a vast majority of the lymphatic channels to the lymph nodes inside the breast and the lymphatic channels leading to the lymph nodes located in the arm pit intact so patients rarely develope Lymphedema from a simple lumpectomy unless radiation therapy is also performed as well.*A Mastectomy is the complete surgical removal of the breast along with all the lymphatic channels and lymph nodes contained in the breast leaving only a layer of Skin and tissue covering the rib cage.The lymphatic "tail" leading from the breast to the lymph nodes under the arm pit is also removed to reduce the chance of cancer spreading to other parts of the body via the lymphatic system.Most all Mastectomy patients develope some level of Lymphedema on that side of the body which will effect tests done on blood drawn from that area..Because of this Blood should not be drawn from the side that a mastectomy has been performed unless there is no other alternative such as in cases were patients have had both of the breasts removed...Blood pressure readings can also be effected by Lymphedema as well but those variations caused by it can be taken in to account by a well trained RN.For more information please refer to the International Academy of PhlebotomyScience website,American Breast Cancer Foundation or American cancer society as well....
