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Paracentesis
Paracentesis Par`a*cen*te"sis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to
pierce at the side, to tap.] (Med.)
The perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar,
aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation
of effused fluid, pus, or gas; tapping.
Meaning of Paracentesis from wikipedia
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therapeutic benefit is all that is
required to
proceed to
paracentesis.
Ultrasound guidance of the
paracentesis can also be used as an
additional safety measure...
- and
coagulation should be performed. Most
experts recommend diagnostic paracentesis if the
ascites is new or if the
person with
ascites is
being admitted...
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hypodermic needle or a
paracentesis incision. Eye is
anesthetized using proparacaine or
tetracaine eye
drops prior to ACP.
Paracentesis is
performed through...
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Bleeding after paracentesis Bowel perforation after paracentesis Spontaneous fungal peritonitis.
Patients with
ascites underwent routine paracentesis; the incidence...
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encephalopathy by
removing nitrogen-producing
bacteria from the gut.
Paracentesis, a
medical procedure involving needle drainage of
fluid from a body cavity...
- performed. In
people with ascites, a
diagnosis of
peritonitis is made via
paracentesis (abdominal tap): More than 250
polymorphonuclear cells per μL is considered...
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usually a
chest X-ray, and urinalysis. If
there is ascites, a
diagnostic paracentesis (removal of a
fluid sample with a needle) may be
required to identify...
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called ascites.
Sampling of
peritoneal fluid is
generally performed by
paracentesis. The serum-ascites
albumin gradient (SAAG) is the most
useful index for...
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diuretics to
urinate excess salt and
water (furosemide, spironolactone),
paracentesis to
manually remove the
ascitic fluid, and
transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic...
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removal through a needle:
Lumbar puncture, also
known as a
spinal tap
Paracentesis, also
known as an
abdominal tap
Thoracentesis / thoracocentesis, also...
