"Phlebotomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The techniques used to draw blood from a vein for diagnostic purposes or for treatment of certain blood disorders such as erythrocytosis, hemochromatosis, polycythemia vera, and porphyria cutanea tarda.
| Descriptor ID |
D018962
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.998.110.625 E02.800.558 E04.665.150.625 E05.200.998.110.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Phlebotomy- Phlebotomy
- Phlebotomies
- Venesection
- Venesections
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phlebotomy" by people in Profiles.
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Zhang X, Zhang W, Ma SF, Miasniakova G, Sergueeva A, Ammosova T, Xu M, Nekhai S, Nourai M, Wade MS, Prchal JT, Garcia JGN, Machado RF, Gordeuk VR. Iron deficiency modifies gene expression variation induced by augmented hypoxia sensing. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2014 Jan; 52(1):35-45.
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Prchal JT, Gordeuk VR. Treatment target in polycythemia vera. N Engl J Med. 2013 04 18; 368(16):1555-6.
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Mylniczenko ND, Sullivan KE, Corcoran ME, Fleming GJ, Valdes EV. Management strategies of iron accumulation in a captive population of black rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis minor). J Zoo Wildl Med. 2012 Sep; 43(3 Suppl):S83-91.
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Onyekwere OC, Kamineni P, Johnson-Largent TN, Fadojutimi-Akinsiku M, Dawkins FW, Gordeuk VR. Ferritin and increased vs upper reference interval tibc saturation to identify increased iron stores in African Americans. Clin Chim Acta. 2009 Jul; 405(1-2):71-5.
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Dwyer BE, Zacharski LR, Balestra DJ, Lerner AJ, Perry G, Zhu X, Smith MA. Getting the iron out: phlebotomy for Alzheimer's disease? Med Hypotheses. 2009 May; 72(5):504-9.
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Knapp MB, Grytdal SP, Chiarello LA, Sinkowitz-Cochran RL, Zombeck A, Klein C, Warden B, Lyden J, Pearson ML. Evaluation of institutional practices for prevention of phlebotomy-associated percutaneous injuries in hospital settings. Am J Infect Control. 2009 Aug; 37(6):490-4.
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Gordeuk VR, Reboussin DM, McLaren CE, Barton JC, Acton RT, McLaren GD, Harris EL, Reiss JA, Adams PC, Speechley M, Phatak PD, Sholinsky P, Eckfeldt JH, Chen WP, Passmore L, Dawkins FW. Serum ferritin concentrations and body iron stores in a multicenter, multiethnic primary-care population. Am J Hematol. 2008 Aug; 83(8):618-26.
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Gordeuk VR, Prchal JT. Vascular complications in Chuvash polycythemia. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2006 Apr; 32(3):289-94.