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Needle Punctures for Health Reasons

… you need intravenous fluids or medicine directly into the vein, a needle attached to an intravenous (IV) catheter is inserted into the vein. There may be a slight amount of redness and swelling at the puncture site. The vein may become irritated. This irritation is called …

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Venous Skin Ulcer

… skin ulcer is a shallow wound that occurs when the leg veins don't return blood back toward the heart the way they … from the legs, such as from venous insufficiency . Your veins have one-way valves that keep blood flowing toward the … the valves are damaged, and blood backs up and pools in the vein. Fluid may leak out of the vein and into the …

Pregnancy Blood Clots

… forms in a blood vessel. Sometimes clots happen in deep veins. This is called deep vein thrombosis. It needs medical care right away. If a clot in a deep vein breaks apart, pieces of it can travel to the lungs. A …

Cirrhosis Surgical Shunts for Portal Hypertension

… shunts. These shunts may lower blood pressure in the vein that carries blood to the liver (portal vein). They do this by diverting the flow of blood from the portal vein to the large vein that returns blood to the heart (vena …

Syphilis Tests

… depending on which type of test is done. Blood test from a vein A health professional uses a needle to take a blood … depending on which type of test is done. Blood test from a vein A health professional uses a needle to take a blood …

Cirrhosis Vasoconstrictor Medicines for Variceal Bleeding

… are used to treat sudden (acute) bleeding from enlarged veins (varices). They make small blood vessels constrict, which reduces blood flow to veins that carry blood to the liver (portal veins). These medicines also may be used along with …

Central Vascular Access Device CVAD

… an intravenous catheter (IV), which gives medicines into a vein near the skin surface. Give medicines that affect the … A CVAD may be used to draw blood for tests only if another vein, such as in the hand or arm, can't be used. It may also … or PICC line (say "pick"), is a CVAD inserted into a vein in the arm rather than a vein in the neck or chest. …