thick blood
Would someone explain why sometimes my blood is clear, bright, and thin?
Sometimes it sits on the stick in a dark, thick blob.
Jan
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Would someone explain why sometimes my blood is clear, bright, and thin?
Sometimes it sits on the stick in a dark, thick blob.
Jan
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July 2nd, 2003 at 1:36 pm
Jan,
It depends if you blood has already been to the cell
to pick up waste products or if it is freshly
oxygenated blood on the way to the cell to give
oxygen. It is bright red before going to the cell and
darker and appears thicker when returning from the
cell to the kidney to get rid of the waste products.
Gail
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July 3rd, 2003 at 7:06 am
<< Would someone explain why sometimes my blood is clear, bright, and thin?
OH passed my pathophysiology exam…4 more to go…same with
Sometimes it sits on the stick in a dark, thick blob.
Jan
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Hi Jan:
depends on how much fluid you’ve had, what medication you’re on, how deep you
used your lancet…bright red is usually capillary blood - high oxygen count
that’s why it’s so red, dark is more venous…less oxygen…
when my hands are cold, I find that blood is a bit thicker and harder to get
out..also on aspirin and other stuff as blood thinners…so think about
it…Joan
pharmacology,,,statistics is questionable….Joan:)
July 4th, 2003 at 3:47 am
Jan, what does 8^D mean??
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