Pleural tap is also known as thorcentesis.
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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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It is also called a pleural fluid tap
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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.