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SMA20; Sequential multi-channel analysis with computer-20; SMAC20; Metabolic panel 20

• Excessive bleeding
• Fainting or feeling lightheaded
• Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
• Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
• Multiple punctures to locate veins

Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.

Review Date: 06/13/2005
Reviewed By: Nader Najafian, M.D., Associate Physician, Renal Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.