lymphedema

Medical term Patient Preparation

Swelling from blocked lymph drainage, which can follow lymph node removal for breast cancer; do not draw from the affected arm.

Sources

• Lymphedema (MedlinePlus Health Topic) · U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus)
• Nikolac N, Supak-Smolcic V, Simundic AM, Celap I. Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: national recommendations for venous blood sampling (based on CLSI H3-A6). Biochem Med 2013;23(3):242-254 (PMC3900082) · Biochemia Medica via PubMed Central
• How To Do Venous Blood Sampling (Merck Manual Professional Edition, procedure page) · Merck & Co., Inc. (Merck Manuals)

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