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Clinical Pearls
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	Infusion Therapy
		Flushing a Groshong catheter
		Avoiding needlestick injuries
		Calcium gluconate
		Leukopenia due to chemotherapy
		Inserting I.V. lines in pediatric patients
		Anemia due to chemotherapy
		Inserting I.V. lines in neonatal patients
		Alopecia due to chemotherapy
		Comparing selected peripherally inserted catheters
		Pulsatile flushing of a peripherally inserted central catheter
		Assessing for phlebitis
		Tips on dilating veins
		When a blood transfusion stops
		Parenteral nutrition: Peripheral or central vein?
		Administering parenteral nutrition
		Treating extravasation
		Preventing extravasation
		Meeting resistance in a PICC
		When blood backflow stops
		Veins to avoid
		Selecting a peripheral vein
		Using a vascular access port
		Thrombocytopenia from chemotherapy
		Inserting I.V. lines in patients requiring frequent I.V. insertions
		Stomatitis from chemotherapy
		Inserting I.V. lines in obese or edematous patients
		Nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy
		Inserting I.V. lines in elderly patients