I have been using oral FA for years- so many of our patients have impossible
venipuncture
Particularly, with the new cSLO instruments, the oral works particularly well
25% 2cc ( or more, or less per weight of patient) into diet coke ( diabetics)
or root beer ( non diabetics) hides the taste very well
Use a straw- the dye stains the teeth. Better yet, chug it like a shot of
whiskey. Hey, perhaps mixing it with Fireball is the answer!
Wait about 15 minutes ( less if younger, more if older) and you can get very
decent information.
Denice
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We have a few patients a year that are extremely hard or impossible to stick.
We will get out the vein finder but usually not very helpful. So not to torture
these diabetic patients with more than my limit of sticks oral FA is a great
option. We use the Optos California and get amazing images.
BJ Graham, CRA
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Our department is looking to purchase a vein finder for those seemingly
impossible patients. I can't believe how expensive they are and need to make
sure that they actually work on the difficult patients. Easy patients are easy
and I don't need a $5,000 device for them.. Do these devices work well for the
obese, dialysis patients, severe diabetics etc.
Sara Freeman Morales, CRA, OCT C
Scheie Eye Institute
Philadelphia, PA