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If a patient is on an aspirin regimen what test performed by a lancet in the foremarm, would be most affected? studying for a phlebotomy class and i just wanted to know if i was right.
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Bleeding time: Aspirin is an antiplatelet drug, and the bleeding time is prolonged.
Answered 6/24/2014
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Bleeding Time: The bleeding time is used to test platelet function for diseases such as von willebrand's disease . It is also effected by Aspirin and any other medication that effect platelet function.
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