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Can the PULS cardiovascular test cause side effects?
Short answer
The PULS cardiovascular test is not a medicine, so its risks mainly relate to sample collection. The exact risks depend on the method supplied in your kit. If it requires a blood sample, possible effects include brief pain, bruising, or bleeding. Review the instructions and discuss concerns with your physician.
The PULS cardiovascular test does not work like a drug and does not have drug side effects. Its physical risks depend on how the sample is collected. The product information does not identify the collection method, so read the kit instructions before you start.
If the kit requires a blood sample, collection may cause brief pain, bruising, lightheadedness, or bleeding. Infection is also possible when the skin is broken. Tell your physician before collection if you have a bleeding disorder, take medicines that affect bleeding, or have fainted during blood collection before.
Use only the supplied collection tools as directed. Do not reuse a needle or lancet, and follow the kit’s disposal instructions. Seek medical advice for bleeding that does not stop, worsening pain, spreading redness, or other concerning symptoms.
A risk test can also raise questions or worry. Ask your physician to explain what the report can and cannot tell you. Do not use home testing to evaluate chest pain or other possible emergency symptoms; call 911.
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Written by the Verra clinical team · Medical review pending
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