That's right Nicole, the tourniquet can really distort results. However in the hospital I worked, we were not permitted to take blood samples though the IV even when it was just being inserted. It was considered a risk of infection and the bouncing of the blood from side to side along the canula was supposed to break blood cells and give inaccurate readings.
Regards
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Copper deficiency bone marrow failure (MDS RAEB 1), neuromyelopathy.
FISH reported normal cytogenetics but gene testing showed
Xq 8.21 mutation
Xq19.36 mutation
Xq21.40. mutation
1p36. Mutation
15q11.2 deletion
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