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Does it hurt to get an arterial blood gas done?
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Just a needle stick: An arterial blood gas (abg) is a blood draw from an artery rather than a vein. For some there is slightly more discomfort with an abg than there is with a routine blood draw. For others there is less pain.
Answered 2/17/2012
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