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Finger stick A technique for collecting a very small amount of blood from the fingertip area. Mentioned in: Phlebotomy finger stick, the act of puncturing the tip of the finger to obtain a small sample of capillary blood. In some procedures the hand may be first immersed in warm water for 10 minutes to "arterialize" the capillary blood or give it characteristics similar to those of arterial blood. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Blood samples from Tanzania were collected into glass capillary tubes after fingerprick of spirochetemic patients attending Mvumi Hospital, Dodoma, Tanzania. 2001), fingerprick blood spots (Worthman and Stallings 1997), home semen collection (Royster et al. Cholesterol measurement requires a blood sample which may be drawn from a vein in your arm or taken by a fingerprick. |
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