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Fecal collection, thoracocentesis and abdominocentesis

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Materials needed for fecal collection are   gloves, lubricant jelly, fecal loop  
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thoracocentesis is   a procedure that may be used to diagnose or treat pleural filling defects (pneumothorax or pleural effusion)  
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pleural filling defects from fluid or air should be considered when the patient has   tachypnea, short shallow breaths, respiratory distress, open mouth breathing, diminished breath sounds and cyanosis  
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materials needed for a thoracocentesis   sterile gloves, OTN catheter, ext set, 3 way stopcock, syringe, scalpel blade #15, Lidocaine, cllippers, antiseptic scrub, EDTA tube, culture transport media if doing cultures  
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thoracocentesis is performed at the   7th and 8th intercostal space  
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the catheter will be inserted   cranial to the rib and in teh caudal aspect of the intercostal space  
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complications from this procedure include   pneumothorax, lung laceration, laceration of an intercostal vessel or internal thoracic artery  
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abdominocentesis   the aspiraation of fluid from the abdominal cavity  
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aids in the diagnosis of   hemoabdomen, uroabdomen, peritonitis or ascites from heart disease.  
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materials needed are   sterile gloves, 20 to 22 ga needles, syringe, clippers, scrub and collection tubes.  
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abdominocentesis is performed   at the right midabdominal region to avoid the liver, spleen and urinary bladder  
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samples may be submitted for   cell count, packed cell volume, TP, cytologic exam, biochemical analysis (CREA, K, Billirubin) and culture and sensitivity  
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