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Can dialysis technicians learn phlebotomy too?
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Do you mean?: Do you mean phlebology, the diagnosis and treatment of vein disease or phlebotomy- vein drawing for lab work? If you mean the second, i'm sure there must be labs that would have that course or send you in the right direction.
Answered 11/27/2017
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Yes: Yes but the skills are not transferable.
Answered 10/4/2016
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