Equipment and therapies
PICC
peripherally inserted central catheter
A catheter inserted in a peripheral vein, usually in the arm, whose tip sits in a central vein. The name contains both facts.
How it gets tested
Recognition; peripheral insertion with a central tip is the tested detail.
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