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Can blood clots form from a pick line if the nurse ...

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Can blood clots form from a pick line if the nurse tries to pull blood from your line?
She tried 3 times pushing in and out. I had had the pick line for over a week when this took place. A few days latter my arm had clots that moved to my heart then to my lungs.

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