A patient presents with excessive coughing, tightness of the chest, and bloody sputum. Chris orders a pleurocentesis. What does this involve?
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measuring the patient’s oxygen levels
measuring the patient’s oxygen levels
inserting a camera deep into the patient’s lungs to observe
inserting a camera deep into the patient’s lungs to observe
surgically creating an opening in the patient’s chest
surgically creating an opening in the patient’s chest
using a long needle to take a fluid sample of the area around the lun
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using a long needle to take a fluid sample of the area around the lung