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Venipuncture performed for 5 reasons (source?)

Monitor levels of blood components (proper source?)

Important diagnostic tool (add statistics/source)

Ngo, Andy, et al. “Frequency That Laboratory Tests Influence Medical Decisions.” The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, 1 Jan. 2017, http://jalm.aaccjnls.org/content/1/4/410.

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Potassium oxalate (anticoagulant)/sodium fluoride (antiglycolytic) (BD?)

Lists only median cubital vein, not others (NIH.gov)

Yamada, Kouji, et al. “Wiley Online Library.” Wiley Online Library, Wiley-Liss, Inc, 21 Apr. 2008, https://www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ca.20622.

Bains, Kanwal Naveen S. “Anatomy, Shoulder and Upper Limb, Elbow Cubital Fossa.” StatPearls [Internet]., U.S. National Library of Medicine, 8 Feb. 2019, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459250

Order of draw (source) (CLSI)

Add: transillumination/ultrasound?

Done: Safety regulations require that needles come equipped with a sheath or safety device to cover the needle after the procedure to prevent accidental needle stick injury.