blood draw
Taking your blood
A blood draw is the medical procedure of extracting blood from a vein, typically for laboratory testing or donation.
The term emphasizes the act itself rather than the purpose: The nurse did a quick blood draw before my appointment.
Also called a blood test or venipuncture in clinical settings.
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- needle stickAccidental puncture from syringe
- veinVessel toward heart
- phlebotomyExtracting blood medically
- syringeMedical injection tool
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- blood testsCBC, CMP, hemoglobin, hematocrit, electrolytes
- Hospital Proceduresadmission, charting, CPR, defibrillation, dressing change
- lab testsCBC, urinalysis, bloodwork, cholesterol test, lipid panel
- sampling & testingtaste testing, wine tasting, water testing, random sampling, core sampling
- needle proceduresphlebotomy, injection, lumbar puncture, spinal tap, amniocentesis
- bloodplasma, platelet, platelets, hemoglobin, RBC
blood drawblood transfusion
Infusing donated cells intravenously
infusion · IV drip · injection · intravenous therapy · saline drip
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urine sample · saliva test · breath test · cheek swab · finger prick
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Care for an ailment
therapy · medication administration · surgical intervention · chemotherapy · radiation therapy
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