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My whole forearm is bruised after having a catheter placed in my hand a week ago? is this normal
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Can cause bruising: Sometimes when a catheter is placed into a vein it can move a bit and there can be a small amount of bleeding under the skin. This will appear as bruising. Also can happen if your veins are fragile and the vein starts to fall apart.
Answered 2/23/2013
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