I have pricked patients' fingers to obtain blood for testing glucose as well as drawn blood from individuals' veins for glucose tests. While glucose is the analyte tested in both methods, the...

At some time in life, every person will do a blood test, and not only one but multiple as life goes on. Blood tests are common and every day millions of blood tests are done around the world....

It used to be that all 50 states required blood tests before getting a marriage license but that is no longer the case. Premarital blood tests have been done away with. Blood tests are no longer...

Like everything else, phlebotomy has its own tools for getting the job done. There is a piece of equipment for every step in the process to ensure a safe and proper procedure. Every phlebotomist...

In order to draw blood for a blood test a needle has to be inserted into a vein. Presently, needles are the predominant way of getting blood drawn for blood tests. New technology is being developed,...

Below is a needle gauge chart showing the sizes of needles used for the Evacuated Tube System, Syringe Method, and the Butterfly Needle when performing venipuncture. Tables showing needle sizes...