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Thoracentesis /ˌθɔːrəsɪnˈtiːsɪs/, also
known as
thoracocentesis (from Gr**** θώραξ (thōrax, GEN thōrakos) 'chest, thorax' and κέντησις (kentēsis) 'pricking...
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diagnostic thoracentesis. The
doctor inserts a
small needle or a thin, hollow,
plastic tube in the
chest wall and
withdraws fluid.
Thoracentesis can be done...
- patients,
diuresis can be tried, and
thoracentesis is
avoided unless effusions persist for more than 3 days. In a
thoracentesis, a
needle is
inserted through...
- 000.
Thoracentesis is the test most
commonly used to
diagnose a
hemothorax in animals.
Hemothorax can
itself be a rare
complication of
thoracentesis if...
- end-stage
liver disease.
Diagnosis involves extracting the
fluid via
thoracentesis;
after this, the
fluid is
analyzed to
diagnose and rule out
other causes...
- the
anterior and
posterior axillary lines. It is a
landmark used in
thoracentesis, and the V6
electrode of the 10
electrode ECG. The
posterior axillary...
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simple parapneumonic effusion, the
fluid may be
collected with a
needle (
thoracentesis), and examined. If this
shows evidence of empyema,
complete drainage...
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oxygen titration studies,
cardiopulmonary stress test, bronchoscopy, and
thoracentesis Treatment will
depend on
severity and may also
depend on the cause,...
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fluid is
aspirated with a syringe. For
pleural fluid, this is done by
thoracentesis or tube
thoracostomy (chest tube); for ascites, with
paracentesis or...
- had
serious respiratory problems. He had
cancer and was
undergoing thoracentesis (the
draining of
fluid from his chest) when he died on 18
August 2023...
