Surgical puncture through the abdominal wall to remove fluid, also known as ________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


abdominocentesis

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Anita Garcia, 17 years old, and her roommate Rosa Rosario were celebrating a friend's birthday at a dessert buffet at a local restaurant when Anita developed acute dyspnea, and angioedema

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An x-ray technique used in imaging the urinary bladder and ureters is a:

A. cystography B. cystopyelography C. cystoureterography D. cystourethrography

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Children have less blood than an adult and are therefore in greater danger of bleeding to death from a relatively minor wound

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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