Page 2 - Patient Prep Flash Cards
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After finishing the                                          Repeat the



            vena puncture what                                    information about


             should you tell the


                         patient?                                      complications.




                  Blood vessels


             gradually become                                                 Scelrosis


            hard, inflexible, and


               maybe tender to






                Don't run in a


           straight line. Twist                                               Tortuous



                       and turn








           Even if stabilized on


         the dorsum accessing                                            Very difficult


          them is ______ ___________.







          Hand and wrist veins


          tend to be more _____                                                  Fragile


        ___ than the veins in the


                       AC fossa.
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