For the adult client with a pleural chest tube, the expected amount of drainage is:
A. 100 to 3000 ml during the first 3 hours
B. 10 to 50 ml during the first 2 hours
C. 200 ml during the first 24 hours
D. 400 to 500 ml during the first 24 hours
A
A and B. In the adult, between 100 and 3000 ml of fluid may drain from a pleural tube during the first 3 hours after insertion.
C and D. The 24-hour rate is 500 to 1000 ml/hour.
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