On Call Extra - Page 25

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and Palm Testi
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arm and palm a
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you may find that
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depth.
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s
that you shoul
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testing:
should consult y
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our hands with a
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alcohol swab or
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and from the wri
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btain the require
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on the sides of
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s.
wash your hands
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ers if necessary
st up to the finge
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to be lanced wit
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ick your fingertip.
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massage your f
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blood volume.
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t
he fingertips. Rot
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the fingertip. Fo
r
less painful than
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choosing to pe
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show these cha
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