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Newborn screening card with printed circles. Fill each circle with blood from one side until soaked through; dry flat for at least 3 hours, away from heat.
Related terms newborn screening State-required blood tests from a few drops of a baby's heel, best collected at 24 to 48 hours of age, to… discard volume Blood first withdrawn from a vascular access line and set aside, so flush solution does not dilute or… donor A person who gives blood or blood components. FDA requires health screening and checks of temperature… donor eligibility The determination, made before each collection, that a person is qualified to donate blood or blood… drug screen A test of urine or another specimen for drugs or their breakdown products. Workplace collections follow… galactosemia An inherited disorder in which the body cannot process galactose, a sugar from milk lactose; affected… glucose challenge test Pregnancy screening step: the patient, not fasting, drinks a glucose solution and blood is drawn 1 hour… glucose tolerance test Fasting blood draw, then a measured glucose drink (usually 75 g), then more draws on schedule over up to 3… hematocrit The share of whole blood volume made up of red cells. Donors must meet FDA minimum hemoglobin or hematocrit… Study Special Collections
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