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Q: Why do you avoid venipuncture on the same side as mastectomy?
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When a patient has a mastectomy venipuncture should be avoided on the affective side because the?

avoid fracture


When a patient has had a mastectomy venipuncture should be avoided on the affected side because?

avoid fracture


Why should venipuncture be avoided on the affected side when a patient has had a mastectomy?

A patient who has had mastectomy may have blood drawn. You should avoid the side that has had lymph node dissection.


Why cant you draw blood from the same side as a mastectomy?

Drawing blood from the same side as a mastectomy can increase the risk of lymphedema, a condition caused by the removal of lymph nodes during surgery. This can affect the flow of lymphatic fluid and lead to swelling in the arm, making it difficult to draw blood from that side. It is recommended to avoid drawing blood from the affected side to prevent complications.


What is the medical term meaning pertaining to one side removal of a breast?

A mastectomy is the surgical removal of one breast. A double mastectomy is the removal of both.


Is it best to venipuncture from the lateral or medial side of the arm?

Aren't the veins closer to the surface on medial?


Why is the hand enlarged or swollen on the affected side after mastectomy?

Loss of lymph nodes from surgery on the affected side often causes poor drainage from the arm on that side. This is why there can be hand and arm swelling.


Why is it that after a radical mastectomy the arm near the affected area usually swells?

A mastectomy is the surgical removal of a breast. In a 'radical' mastectomy, the lymph nodes (or glands) in the nearby armpit are also removed as this is where cancer can sometimes spread to..... this causes a disruption of the flow of 'lymph' in the arm causing a back up and the arm swells. Lymph is the remainder of the fluid that has filtered out of the blood to bathe the cells of the arm and usually travels back up the lymphatic system, through the lymph nodes, to mix back into the blood stream near the base of the neck.


If a patient has a PICC line in one arm and a mastectomy on the other side where do you draw blood from?

Why not use the PICC for the blood draw?


How long after a mastectomy can the affected side have blood pressue ivs and blood draws be done?

5 years post op


Where is venous access done?

For peripheral venipuncture the common site is usually a vein in the arm (the anticubital fossa located on the opposite side of the elbow)


If a woman had a radical mastectomy would you expect the arm on that side to be edematous have edema?

yes, cuz lymph nodes help to remove / drain fluid