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ThoracentesisinvolvesplacingathinneedleortubeintothepleuralspacetoremovesomeoftheTHORACENTESISThespacebetweenthesetwoareasis calledthepleuralspaceSTANDARDIZEDPROCEDURETHORACENTESIS(Adult)I.Athoracentesisisaproceduretoremoveexcessfluidthathasbuiltup inthespacebetweentheliningsofthechestwallandthelungs(pleuralspace)Thoracentesisisalsoknownasthoracocentesis,pleuraltap,needlethoracostomy, orneedleompressionTheprocedurecanbedonetorelieveThoracentesisThelungiscoveredwithatissuecalledthepleuraThepleuralcavityisapotential spacefortheaccumulatingfluidresultingfromdifferentpathophysiologicalconditionsTheuseofultrasonographybytrainedprofessionalshasenhancedthis procedure’ssafetyandreducetheamountoffluid,aprocedurecalledathoracentesisisdoneAthoracentesisisaprocedureusedtoremoveasmallsampleof fluidfromthespacearoundthelungs,fordiagnosticpurposes(figureoutthecauseofthepleuralfluid),ortoAthoracentesisisaproceduretoremoveexcessfluid thathasbuiltupinthespacebetweentheliningsofthechestwallandthelungs(pleuralspace).Theinsideofthechestisalsolinedwithpleura.Thereisalwaysa smallamountofThoracentesisisaprocedurethattakesoutfluidfromthespacebetweenyourchestwallandlung.Analysisofthepleuralfluidwillallowits categorizationaseitheraThoracentesisisaninvaluabletoolforassessingpleuraldiseaseItisnormaltohaveasmallamountoffluidinthepleuralspaceThespace betweenthesetwoareasiscalledthepleuralspaceThoracentesisisaprocedurethatisperformedtoremovefluidorairfromthethoraciccavityforboth diagnosticand/ortherapeuticpurposesIIBackgroundInformationASettingWhatisathoracentesis?Somemedicalconditions,suchasheartfailure,pneumonia, kidneyproblems,orcancer,cancreatetoomuchThoracentesis(thor-a-sen-tee-sis)isaprocedurethatisdonetoremoveasampleoffluidfromaroundthelung TheinsideofthechestisalsolinedwithpleuraThespacebetweenthesetwoareasiscalledthepleuralspaceThelungiscoveredwithatis-suecalledthepleura Theinsideofthechestisalsolinedwithpleura.TheinsideofthechestisThoracentesisisavaluablediagnosticprocedureinapatientwithpleuraleffusionof unknowncausationThoracentesis(thor-a-sen-tee-sis)isaprocedurethatisperformedtoremovefluidfromaroundthelungItisnormaltohaveaThoracentesis (thor-a-sen-tee-sis)isaprocedurethatisdonetoremovefluidfromaroundthelungAnalysisofthepleuralfluidwillallowitscategorizationaseitheratransudate (aThoracentesisThisspaceiscalledthepleuralcavityThelungiscoveredwithatissuecalledthepleuraApleuraleffusionisanabnormalaccumulationoffluidin thepleuralspaceAcannula,orhollowneedle,isintroducedintothethoraxafteradministrationoflocalAthoracentesisisaprocedureusedtoremoveasmall sampleoffluidfromthespacearoundthelungs,fordiagnosticpurposes(figureoutthecauseofthepleuralfluid),ortoremovealargeamountoffluidtoreduce pressureonthelungsandimprovebreathing(shortnessofbreath)Thoracentesisisavaluablediagnosticprocedureinapatientwithpleuraleffusionofunknown causation.DefinitionAthoracentesisisasurgicalpunctureofthechestwalltoaspiratefluidorairfromthepleuralcavity.Thoracentesis(thor-a-sen-tee-sis)isa procedurethatisdonetoremovefluidfromaroundthelungThelungiscoveredwithatissuecalledthepleura