diaphoresis

Medical term Routine Blood Collections

Heavy sweating. With pallor, nausea or dizziness during a draw, it can warn of a vasovagal reaction and fainting.

Sources

• NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Test Plan, based on the results of a job analysis completed in 2024 · National Healthcareer Association
• Analysis of vasovagal syncope in the blood collection room in patients undergoing phlebotomy. Sci Rep 2020 (PMC7578787) · PubMed Central, National Library of Medicine

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