thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ
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#injection-technique 2025-02-01
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- panel_before_after — thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ 11:20
- panel_before_after — quick one a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it 11:41
- glucagon_arm — ok so absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound 13:32
- no_appetite_nia — drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected… 13:50
pinch
let it dry
if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
quick one a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
ok so absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound
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quick one 90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not, we shall see
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass, for what its worth
do you change the pin between drawing up and injecting
*Medutest not the other one
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
technique probably
never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
do you count to five before withdrawing