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About a right angle (90 degrees) to the chest, intercostal, into the pleural lining and not into the lung.
if something is same size, same shape means that it is congruent or symmetrical.
Same length, same width, same size, same shape
If twelve is the same as a dozen, then twenty would be the same as score.
It depends on what you mean by "same". The same area? Yes, it can be. The same shape? Yes, it can be. The same are and shape, Yes, it can be.
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How do you postion a patient after a thoracentesis? On the unaffected side to help drain the affected side.
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upright lean on table
Pleural tap is also known as thorcentesis.
It is also called a pleural fluid tap
90- degree
Care must be taken not to puncture the lung when inserting the needle. Thoracentesis should never be performed by inserting the needle through an area with an infection. An alternative site needs to be found in these cases. Patients.
Yes, it is recommended for patients to cough and take deep breaths after thoracentesis to help expand the lungs and prevent complications such as pneumothorax. This aids in re-expanding the lung and improving lung function after the procedure.
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