Examen de sangre
Se extrae sangre de una vena (venopunción), por lo general, del pliegue interno del codo o del dorso de la mano. Se inserta una aguja en la vena y se recoge la sangre en un tubo de vidrio o jeringa hermética. La preparación puede variar de acuerdo al tipo específico de examen.
Revision
Last reviewed 10/6/2012 by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
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