Phlebotomy: What is it?
Phlebotomy is when someone uses a needle to take blood from a vein, usually in your arm.
*Also called a blood draw or venipuncture.
Therapeutic Phlebotomy-
- Blood withdrawn as a treatment for certain medical conditions.
- Removes extra red blood cells, unusually shaped red blood cells, or extra iron in the blood.
- Therapeutic phlebotomy is used to treat people with:. 1)Hemochromatosis 2)Polycythemia vera 3)Porphyria cutanea tarda 4)Sickle cell disease 5)Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
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