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tiffannnnyyyyyy

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on: Jun 25, 2018
If a patient is obese, what special equipment, if any, would be helpful in the specimen collection process?
 
  A) specially sized collection tubes
  B) an oxygen mask in case of fainting
  C) a large blood pressure cuff
  D) no special equipment should be needed

Question 2

When a patient has difficult veins, what strategies, if any, can be used to improve the likelihood of a successful puncture?
 
  A) slight rotation of the patient's arm to a different position
  B) palpating the entire antecubital area to trace vein path
  C) warming the site
  D) all of the above


diana chang

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


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