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My doctor ordered an anca serum test, the lab did an phlebotomy test, are they the same?
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Blood draw: Phlebotomy is simply the drawing of blood that makes the ANCA and many other labs possible.
Answered 12/10/2014
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No: Phlebotomy is just the process of collecting blood. ANCA is a test for a particular type of antibody. The phlebotomist collects blood and a laboratory technologist will perform the test in a laboratory.
Answered 9/28/2016
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