Today we had the pleasure of visiting with David Grant, Outreach Coordinator at RTC, to hear his story about dialysis, the importance of good phlebotomy skills and what an ateriovenous (A/V) shunt (fistula) is. At the end of his presentation, the students got to don their gloves and palpate the area around the shunt, where you can feel a "thrill." (A "thrill" is a vibratory sensation felt on the skin overlying an area of turbulence...in this case, arterial bloodflow).
...gives new significance to the lyrics of the song "The Thrill is Gone!"
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