Lab technician, nurse, doctor. Request another sample to be collected to ensure accuracy. Do not drink any alcohol for 24 hours before the test. You may be asked not to take this medication before the test. Roll up sleeve only.
Discomfort disappears when the test is finished.
Sterile, disposable equipment prevents contamination or spread of infection. There is no risk of becoming infected with the hepatitis virus, AIDS virus or any other infecting germ. Skin over the vein to be stuck is cleaned with alcohol or other antiseptic on a piece of cotton. When blood is drawn from a vein, the operator feels the vein to be used then punctures both the skin and vein in one quick stroke. The needle used is a sterile, disposable needle attached to a sterile, disposable syringe.