paracentesis
Two jobs in one puncture: draining the fluid eases the pressure of a swollen abdomen, while a sample of it explains why the fluid gathered.
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One needle answers two questions at once, easing the pressure squeezing the lung and supplying the sample that explains why fluid gathered.
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