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what the risks are prostatic acid phosphatase test, serum acid phosphatase, male pap test, pap test, blood test that measures prostatic acid phosphatase, an enzyme found in men, primarily in the prostate gland, semen, the health, the prostate gland, prostate dysfunction results, in the release of pap, blood, blood is drawn, a vein, the elbow, the hand, puncture site is cleaned, antiseptic, an elastic band, blood pressure cuff, around the upper arm, veins below the band to swell, blood, a needle is inserted, vein, blood is collected in an air-tight vial, a syringe, band is removed, restore circulation, once the blood has been collected, needle is removed, puncture site is covered to stop any bleeding, this test, does not, require special preparation, blood test, limit certain foods, medications shortly, the test to assure an accurate sample, drugs, interfere, pap measurements include fluorides, oxalates, clofibrate, alcohol, the needle is inserted to draw blood, feel moderate pain, others feel only a prick, stinging sensation, some throbbing, in the area, this test, often performed, whether have prostate cancer, an abnormality, the prostate gland, to follow the response of prostate cancer to treatment, test is no longer used routinely, availability, the more sensitive, specific psa assay has largely replaced the pap test's clinical use, normal values, from laboratory to laboratory, please contact laboratory, consult health care provider, normal values, abnormal pap values, most common reasons, abnormal pap values, not limited to, prostate cancer, prostate cancer that has spread outside the prostate, particularly to bone, decreased blood flow to prostate, paget's disease, bones, become thicker, softer, anemia, infection, severe, thrombophlebitis, gaucher's disease, hyperparathyroidism, heart attack, kidney disease, physical stimulation, the prostate, colonoscopy, enemas, prostate examination, multiple myeloma, prostatitis, excessive bleeding, fainting, feeling lightheaded, hematoma, blood accumulating under the skin, infection, a slight risk, the skin is broken, multiple punctures to locate veins, prostate cancer that is located only, in the prostate gland, not produce high enough levels to indicate a problem, pap test is normal it, does not eliminate the possibility, prostate cancer, veins, arteries vary in size, obtaining a blood sample.

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