March 10, 2011

Blood drawn again

Once again, Annette's blood had to be drawn from her arteries (taken from her forearm) for the faster flow to avoid false high lactate readings. Unfortunately, the doctor "poked" her a few times and was still unable to find her artery so she called for another more experienced doctor who also "poked" her a few times but finally was able to draw the blood. I understand it can be difficult to find her arteries since she's so young but I really wish the doctors would have more skill to reduce her pain....

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