A finger-stick swab method of collecting blood specimens was shown to compare favorably with the conventional venipuncture method in serological determinations of antibody to hepatitis A virus by radioimmunoassay.

We have used a monoclonal antibody-based ELISA for plasma prothrombin fragment 1.2 (F1.2) to establish appropriate sample collection and storage conditions for this biomarker of thrombin generation. F1.2 concentrations were not altered by exogenous factor Xa, thrombin, or thromboplastin if blood was collected by routine venipuncture into tubes containing heparin as anticoagulant (but not citrat...

PATIENT Female, 64 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Polycythemia rubra vera Symptoms: Burning pain • cramps • hypesthesia • itching • paresthesia MEDICATION - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Neurology. OBJECTIVE Unusual clinical course. BACKGROUND The association between polycythemia vera and peripheral neuropathy has been described previously but only as a late complication and only with sensory axonal...

Madam, Venipuncture is one of the most frequent invasive procedures carried out in hospitals. It involves inserting a needle into vein order to extract blood sample for hematological, biochemical, or bacteriological investigation. [1]. Although common procedure, it does come with its drawbacks. A study investigating more than million venipuncture between 2005 and 2014 revealed that every 3700 p...

Rabbits are commonly used for pharmacokinetic (PK) and toxicokinetic (TK) studies in the research setting, requiring repetitive venipuncture, which can be challenging this species. The auricular vessels venipuncture rabbits. access of these delicate lead to trauma such as hematomas causing become more study progresses. In turn, leads missed time points or insufficient blood samples. Surgical mo...