Data complete?
Evaluation appropriate?
Pressure to inflate the sphygmo-manometer to in mm Hg
Number of petechaie formed
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Purpose: To evaluate a patient's tendency for forming petechiae using the tourniquet test (capillary fragility test of Hess, Rumpel-Leede test).
Specialty: Hematology Oncology, Clinical Laboratory
Objective: laboratory tests
ICD-10: D69.1, D69.6,
