Phlebotomy Essentials
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Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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Sunil has developed an infection that is destroying cells in the anterior gray horns in the lower cervical region of the spinal cord. What kinds of symptoms would you expect to occur? |
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