#blood sampling

[completely-normal-girl]

Robot girlfriend whose user authentication involves taking a blood sample, so she bites you every time she sees you.

[flufflecat]

thinking about ford "human blood tastes better" pines

ford "i have been desiring blood more than usual" pines

stanford "was bitten by a fruit bat but still wrote the sentence 'i have been desiring blood more than usual'" pines

[curekahealthcarestore]

Accu-Chek Softclix Lancing Device 

Accu-Chek Lancing Device provides precise lancing with less risk of skin damage. It allows the pain-free collection of capillary blood from the fingertip. that provides no vibration, neither inside the finger nor outside, and can be gently stopped and retracted immediately.

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[kdlmedtech]

Capillary Blood Collection Tubes Selection : Essential Guide

Capillary blood collection tubes are essential tools used in healthcare for obtaining small blood samples. Understanding the different types and uses of these tubes is crucial for successful blood collection procedures. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore everything you need to know about capillary blood collection tubes. From uses to benefits, this guide will equip you with the knowledge to ensure accurate and efficient blood sample collection.

What is capillary blood collection tube A capillary blood collection tube is a small tube used to collect a small amount of blood from a patient’s fingertip. This tube is specifically designed to draw blood through capillary action, requiring only a small prick to the skin for the blood to flow into the tube. Capillary blood collection tubes are commonly used for point-of-care testing and in situations where only a small sample of blood is needed for analysis.

Importance of using capillary blood collection tubes Capillary blood collection tube play a crucial role in healthcare by providing a convenient and less invasive way to collect blood samples. By using capillary blood collection tubes, healthcare providers can quickly and easily obtain the necessary blood samples for testing without causing unnecessary discomfort to the patient.

Here are some reasons why they are important

Minimal Blood Volume

Capillary tubes are designed to collect small amounts of blood, typically from a fingerstick or heelstick. This is especially important for pediatric patients or individuals with fragile veins who cannot tolerate venipuncture.

Point-of-Care Testing

Capillary blood collection tube are often used in point-of-care testing, where immediate results are needed. They allow healthcare providers to quickly collect blood samples without the need for venous access and send them directly to the testing device.

Accessibility

Capillary blood collection is simpler and less invasive than venipuncture, making it accessible in various settings such as clinics, hospitals, and even at home. This accessibility is especially beneficial in remote or resource-limited areas where access to healthcare facilities may be limited.

Specialized Tests

Some diagnostic tests require capillary blood samples due to the unique characteristics of capillary blood compared to venous blood. For example, certain tests for glucose monitoring in diabetic patients are more accurate when using capillary blood.

Pediatric and Geriatric Patients

Capillary blood collection tubes are particularly useful for pediatric patients and geriatric patients, as their smaller veins may be more difficult to access for venipuncture. Using capillary blood collection tubes reduces discomfort and trauma associated with venipuncture in these populations.

Monitoring Chronic Conditions

Capillary blood collection tubes are often used for at-home monitoring of chronic conditions such as diabetes. Patients can easily collect their own blood samples using fingerstick devices and transfer them into capillary tubes for testing.

Cost-Effectiveness

Capillary blood collection tubes are generally more cost-effective compared to venous blood collection tubes. They require fewer materials and may reduce the need for specialized equipment and personnel, making them a more economical option for certain applications.

How to use a capillary blood collection tube

Prepare the Collection Site

Clean the puncture site (typically a finger or heel) with an alcohol swab and allow it to dry completely. This helps prevent contamination.

Prick the Skin

Use a lancet to make a small puncture in the skin. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for the lancet device to adjust the depth of the puncture according to the age and skin thickness of the individual.

Collect the Blood

Gently squeeze the finger or heel to allow a small drop of blood to form. Position the capillary blood collection tube so that the opening of the tube is in contact with the drop of blood. Capillary action will draw the blood into the tube. Fill the tube to the required volume according to the specific test requirements.

Cap the Tube

Once the tube is filled with the required amount of blood, cap it securely. Ensure that the cap is tight to prevent leakage or contamination.

Mix the Blood

Gently invert the tube several times to mix the blood with any additives present in the tube. This helps ensure proper mixing and prevents clotting.

Label the Tube

Properly label the tube with the patient’s name, date, and any other required information. Accurate labeling is essential for proper identification and tracking of the sample.

Transport and Store

If the sample is not immediately analyz, store it according to the specific requirements of the test. Some samples may need to be kept refrigerated or at room temperature until analysis. Ensure proper transportation to the laboratory if necessary, following any applicable regulations for handling and shipping biological samples.

Dispose of Waste

Dispose of any used lancets and other disposable materials properly according to medical waste disposal guidelines.

Benefits of using capillary blood collection tubes 1.Easy to Use One of the biggest advantages of capillary blood collection tubes is their simplicity. No more bulky equipment or complicated procedures – simply prick the skin with a lancet, collect the blood droplet, and transfer it into the tube. It’s quick, painless, and perfect for patients of all ages.

2.Minimal Sample Requirement With capillary blood collection tubes, only a small amount of blood is needed for testing. This is especially beneficial for pediatric patients or those with difficult veins, as it reduces the stress and discomfort associated with traditional venipuncture methods.

3.Improved Accuracy Capillary blood collection tubes are design to provide accurate and reliable test results. The tubes are coat with additives that prevent clotting and ensure the stability of the blood sample, leading to more precise diagnostic outcomes.

4.Versatility Capillary blood collection tubes use for a wide range of tests, including glucose monitoring, lipid profiling, and hemoglobin analysis. This versatility makes them a valuable tool for healthcare providers in various settings, from hospitals to clinics to remote locations.

5.Cost-Effective In addition to their efficiency and accuracy, capillary blood collection tubes are also cost-effective. By reducing the need for multiple venipuncture attempts and minimizing sample wastage, these tubes help healthcare facilities save time and resources.

Read More : Learn more about blood collection needle

Common mistakes to avoid when using capillary blood collection tubes While capillary blood collection tubes are relatively easy to use, there are a few common mistakes that healthcare providers should be aware of. One common error is not allowing enough time for the blood to flow into the tube, which can result in an inadequate sample size. Another mistake to avoid is using expired or damaged tubes, as this can lead to inaccurate test results. By being mindful of these potential pitfalls, healthcare providers can ensure that they are using capillary blood collection tubes effectively.

Streamline Your Blood Collection Process with Our High-Quality Tubes Revolutionize your blood collection process with KDL – the leading capillary blood collection tube manufacturers and Suppliers. Our tubes are specially design to provide accurate and reliable sample collection for a variety of tests, making them the top choice for medical professionals and healthcare facilities worldwide.

Conclusion In conclusion, capillary blood collection tube offer a convenient and efficient way to collect blood samples for testing. By following best practices and avoiding common mistakes, healthcare providers can ensure accurate and reliable results when using these handy little tubes. So, next time you’re in need of a blood sample, consider reaching for a capillary blood collection tube – your patients will thank you!

And there you have it, folks – a comprehensive look at the benefits and best practices of using capillary blood collection tube. We hope you found this blog post informative and helpful. As always, stay tuned for more health-related content coming your way soon. Thanks for reading!

Read More : Capillary Blood Collection Tubes Selection : Essential Guide

[nerdy-hyperfixations]

I have just realized the implications of Ford canonically sampling *human* blood (and don't give me that "oh he licked his own wounds" bullshit, we all know tasting your own blood would not be embarrassing enough to cross out and lie about it.)

So. Either Ford *stole* blood from a hospital or blood drive at some point, Bill brought him some blood to sample and he just never questioned it, or he got *particularly* freaky with someone.

And considering he has *ONE* human friend-

[sleepyjoot]

Forgot to share this here

I just really like him

dreamy sigh

@yummycrummy

[onebizarrekai]

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[hyunpic]

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[nat-20s]

Martha Jones was a fuckin med student when she ran off with The Doctor. If I were writing her she would've wanted to study him like a bug I KNOW my stem girlie would be trying to surreptitiously get him into an X-ray machine

[mikurinkuwu]

im back with more mikurins they're so stupid i love tjem so much

[bunnyboy-juice]

vet day 🩺

[yandere--stuck]

Imagine yandere!Ford "sampling" your blood.

Bonus: He allows Bill to possess him so he can have a taste, too.

[hewwio]

Amulet

Me as Daniil and my dearest @blue-katesto as Artemy

[microtyalm13]

I love Gavriil🖤

I want him to suplex me into the ground🖤

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[zitgrimes]

Alright, I've got a bone to pick with season 3 ep 15 of House. Specifically the people in it. First of all House literally told everyone to stop being nosy and that he DIDNT have cancer multiple times and yet they STILL bothered him, I get it, they care about him and wanna make sure he doesn't actually have cancer, that parts understandable. But what really pisses me off is when they get mad at him for "lying" about it. HE NEVER LIED!?? THATS THE THING. Everyone was trying to force having cancer onto him after he repeatedly told them he didn't. He was literally forced to "lie" about it because they wouldnt stop badgering him and not believing him. "He was doing it to get high!!" He was doing it to maybe get some PAIN relief for his chronic leg PAIN. Yeah I know you can't excuse everything house does on his disability but everyone acted like house was some horrible manipulative lying drug fiend when he never intended for them to even find out and he didn't want them to. Everyone around house constantly enables his behavior and then gets upset when he continues to do it like??? He's an adult, he can make his own choices but still clearly he's struggling throughout a majority of the show and the whole time all the people around him are criticizing him while at the same time letting him continue to act that way. Also just to note I love (mostly) everyone in this show and I get that what makes a good character is for them to have flaws but I just wanted to share my point of view and stick up for House a little.

[wolfjackle-creates]

Ghost!Robin Arc 2 Part 4

Here's everything I shared during the ask game event with some minor edits. Most of the edits are around the results of the scan, I more accurately described what I was trying to say.

Story Summary: Everything changed the evening Jason met Jazz's brother. Danny introduced him and his entire family to the ghost that is, apparently, haunting him. The ghost of the Robin he had been.

The ghost of the person everyone he's ever known wishes he still was.

All he wants is to make it go away.

Arc 1: First, Last

Arc 2: First, Previous

Word Count: 1.7k

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Frostbite looked between them and hummed. “I should like a blood sample from you”—he nodded to Jason—“and an ectoplasm sample from you”—he indicated the ghost—“please hold out one of your arms.”

Jason sighed and gave his left arm. The yeti took out a syringe, thankfully a normal sized one, though it looked tiny in his giant hands. He watched as Frostbite carefully pierced his vein and filled a vial with blood. It went as smoothly as any blood draw he’d ever received from Dr. Thompkins or Alfred.

“You’re good at that,” he commented.

The yeti gave him an amused look. “I should hope so. I have been a doctor for many times longer than you’ve been alive.”

Jason flushed. “Sorry, it’s just… I wasn’t sure how many living patients you’ve ever had.”

“Many ghosts come to us for healing. And of those who were once alive, their ghostly bodies often mimic the ones they had in life. It is not so different, drawing blood from a living body as it is drawing ectoplasm from a ghostly one.”

“Huh. I guess that makes sense. I didn’t realize.”

Frostbite ruffled his hair and it took every ounce of self control he had to not pull away. “That is quite all right. You will learn in time.”

Jason had to bite his tongue to keep from saying he didn’t want to learn.

But the doctor was already turning to the interloper and reaching for his arm. Jason couldn’t help but watch as they made more of those chirps and trills at each other. The ones from Frostbite were much deeper than the ones from Danny or the ghost, but they were unmistakably the same sort of noises.

When Frostbite took the ectoplasm sample, it really didn’t look any different than a normal blood draw. Except the resulting fluid was bright Lazarus-green. He shuddered and looked away.

Frostbite pulled out what looked like a transparent tablet and typed something on it. “A technician will be along shortly to collect the samples and run a few tests on them. Now, Prince Phantom said he scanned you and it showed the two of you are tied together. I should like to repeat the process but with our own scanners.”

“What do your scanners do?” asked Jason.

“I will show you. See this machine?” Frostbite indicated a machine that was positioned in the corner of the room. It looked like an old-fashioned x-ray machine you might find at a dentists’ office. It was about the size of a standing shower and was mostly open. “This part here”—he touched a piece of metal that reached from floor to ceiling—“will circle around the two of you and track your ectoplasm. It serves a similar purpose in ghost anatomy to an x-ray of a human. From the readings, I will be able to assess your core, young Robin, and your liminality, Sir Jason.”

“Just Jason, please.”

“Are you not a warrior of your people? And you are courting Princess Jasmine. No, to call you anything else would be improper.”

Jason flushed. “Then what should I call you? Aren’t you the leader here? Is it King Frostbite?”

“You may call me Doctor or Chief Frostbite should you wish.”

“You’ve got it, Dr. Frostbite. So will you have to scan us together? Doesn’t look like there’s a lot of room in there.”

Frostbite hummed. “I believe three full scans, one of each of you alone and one with both of you together. I apologize for the size; this is the first time we’ve had to scan two individuals together like this.”

Jason scowled, but didn’t comment. He would do anything to get rid of the interloper.

Before they could start, however, a knock sounded on the door. Frostbite opened it to reveal two more yetis.

“Ah, Silverclaw and Snowfur. Thank you for getting here so quickly.” He grabbed the vials of blood and ectoplasm. “These are the samples I want tested.”

“Of course, Chief. We’ll get to work on them right away.”

“I know you will. Thank you.” Frostbite nodded his farewell. Once the two yetis had left, he shut the door and turned back to Jason and the ghost. “Which of you would like to get scanned first?”

Before Jason could even think of volunteering, the ghost let out a trill and flew to the machine.

Frostbite chuckled. “Very well, young one. I shall begin the process shortly. Please remain still as the scan is in progress.”

Jason watched, curious, as Frostbite pressed a few buttons. The machine whirred to life, blue lines lighting up along the metal. Then the panel Frostbite had pointed out before slowly rotated around the ghost. Five times it completed the circuit before stopping in it’s original position by the wall.

A screen lit up on the wall, also transparent like the tablet, and on it images very much like a human x-ray appeared. Only instead of bones, it showed a ball of red-orange light. Tendrils spread out in the shape of a humanoid body. A thick cord of light extended off the screen. The cord was mostly gray and it’s tendrils wound around the red-orange ball and mixed in with the branches that made up the rest of the ghost’s body.

Frostbite hummed, but didn’t comment further, and Jason didn’t know him well enough to know if it was a good or bad hum. “Sir Jason, it is your turn.”

The ghost flew out of the scanner and Jason entered. “Will it feel like anything?”

The doctor shook his head. “Indeed not. You may hear a humming, but the scan itself will not affect you in any other way.”

“So I just need to stand here for a minute while it goes?”

“Indeed. Simply remain still. Are you ready?”

Jason took a deep breath and stood tall, arms by his side. “Go ahead.”

Frostbite hit a button and the device lit up with the same blue light he’d seen before. Then the scanner began rotating around him. As the yeti had promised, he didn’t feel anything but the hum of the machine.

And soon enough, it settled back into its rest position.

Jason didn’t wait for permission before stepping out and taking a look at the results of the scan. The same cord of light that had been coming off the ghost seemed to be stretching to him. Tendrils of it wrapped around the areas where his heart and brain would be if the scan showed human organs. Thinner tendrils stretched through the rest of his body, but the majority clustered around his heart and brain. His light was mostly gray with the red and orange bleeding in.

Chills ran down his spine. The ghost had integrated himself entirely into Jason’s body. Would it even be possible to get rid of him without killing himself? But could he go on living knowing that the interloper, no, the parasite was tied so closely to him? He’d finally started to move on from his death and the anger!

“Calm down, Sir Jason.” Frostbite’s steady voice cut through his thoughts. “We have one more scan and then I shall explain my theories as to what is going on and how we might address the situation.”

Jason gave a single nod and unclenched his fists. He closed his eyes and took a few seconds to go through a breathing exercise Jazz had taught him. “Fine,” he said when he was sure he wouldn’t start throwing out cursed.

Didn’t stop him from stomping over to the scanner.

Frostbite rested one giant paw on his head for a moment. “I understand this is a lot for you. But I will assist you to the best of my abilities.” He glanced away from Jason towards the interloper. “Both of you.”

Jason frowned but didn’t bother mentioning that that was what he was worried about.

“Now, young Robin. If you could come here as well.”

Frostbite took a moment arranging Jason and the ghost within the scanner. This was the closest Jason had been to the interloper since he learned about his existence and the proximity raised goosebumps on his arm. Why did things like this always have to happen to him? He hated it. He just wanted to go back to arguing with Bruce and trading insults with Tim and pranking Dick. But he couldn’t do that if the ghost of who he’d used to be was following him everywhere.

Jason closed his eyes so he wouldn’t have to see the creature’s stupid uniform or too-young face.

Then the humming started again and Jason could only assume he the scanner was running. He held entirely still, both because the scanner needed it and because he and the ghost were so close that if he moved, they might brush arms or touch.

He held back a shudder and didn’t open his eyes until the humming had stopped.

He couldn’t have said who evacuated the scanner first, they both rushed out quickly and set themselves up on either side of Frostbite while the image loaded.

As predicted, it was as if the two previous scans had been put together. The cord connecting Jason and the ghost was thick and strong. It originated from what Jason could only assume was the ghost’s core and spread out until it latched onto Jason’s brain and heart.

Frostbite hummed again. “I will need to ask both of you some questions that you may not want to answer. I apologize in advance for any discomfort my questions may cause. But let us get comfortable first. Afterwards, I shall explain my suspicions.”

Jason nodded and took a seat on the examination bed that Frostbite gestured to. Robin crossed his legs and appeared to sit in midair. The doctor pulled up a chair for himself and settled in.

Even sitting and with Jason on a high bed, they were roughly eye-to-eye due to the yeti’s large size.

“Young Robin, what do you remember of the time between your death and Sir Jason’s resurrection?”

The ghost, of course, only replied in the trilling language, leaving Jason out of the conversation. Asshole could’ve signed if he wanted to. Jason bit his tongue to keep from saying anything, though.

After a time, Frostbite nodded and turned to Jason. “And now, Sir Jason, I must know how you were brought back to life.”

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Ah, Jason really isn't going to like this conversation. None of it is fun, but this conversation will be his least favorite.

And look at Robin being just as petty back! Refusing to bring Jason in on the conversation.

How will they move forward from this?

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