Etching. You can create a one-of-a-kind driveway with a technique known as etching. Patterns and designs are etched into your existing driveway with special tools to create a permanent design. The choice of designs includes stone patterns, special logos and graphics.
Depending on its size, you might not be able to obtain a blood sample from a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). For example, drawing blood from small-gauge PICC lines (2 or 3 French) can be difficult. Although sources vary, the Infusion Nurses Society recommends using the distal port of a multi-lumen catheter for blood sampling. The distal port is largest (16-gauge) and has a greater flow rate.
4. Blood return shows in the backflash chamber of the catheter. 4. Blood return shows in the backflash chamber of the catheter. The nurse notes that the site of a client's peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter is reddened, warm, painful, and slightly edematous proximal to the insertion point of the IV catheter.