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If you shine a light through the middle of your fingers, is it normal to have many 'vein' looking object going through the.middle areas of the fingers?

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Dr. Yun Tran answered

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Yes: We use this method to find veins in hard stick patients.

Answered 3/1/2016

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A member asked:

If you shine a light through the middle of your fingers, is it normal to have many 'vein' looking object going through the.middle areas of the fingers?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Yun Tran answered

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