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What is the medical word for the alcohol preparation used to clean skin before routine phlebotomy?
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Rubbing alcohol: Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) or isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol).
Answered 2/7/2019
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Chlorhexidrine: Most will use this but there are some other options that are available and are not alcohol based such as hibiclens or technicare.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Isopropyl alcohol : Isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol). It is also known as rubbing alcohol. It is a wood alcohol so don't drink it will make you blind . [no joke this really can blind you}.
Answered 2/7/2019
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Cleansing: Cleansing is the word that comes to mind.
Answered 2/4/2019
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