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I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT A PERICARDIAL DRAIN. DOCTORS ORDERS

I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT A PERICARDIAL DRAIN. DOCTORS ORDERS READ AS FOLLOWS: INJECT 5 ML
STERILE SALINE, (2) ASPIRATE ALL AVAILABLE FLUID AND RECORD AMOUNT AND (3) INJECT 5 ML STERILE SALINE.. MY QUESTION IS : SHOULD I EXPECT TO DRAW BACK MORE THAN 5 CC OF FLUID
AND DO I DRAW BACK UNTIL I FEEL SOME RESISTANCE?
Fri, 6 Nov 2015
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