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blood thinners and venipuncture

blood thinners and venipuncture

why should you ask a patient prior to drawing their blood if they are taking blood thinners?
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Good question--Curious to see what others have to say.

I'm not a doctor, but I am aware of some information about blood thinners, etc.

Depending on what blood work the person is having done, I imagine it's possible that the techniques for testing might have to be altered somewhat if the person is on blood thinners (Maybe there is a lab/med technician reading this forum that can chime in here....)

Also, since blood thinners have to do with blood clotting time, I suppose maybe that might influence how they take the blood, how many viles, possibly even the equipment they use.

Perhaps it also has to do with how quickly they process the blood sample(s).    
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