A patient is scheduled for a pneumonectomy. What will the patient have done?
A. Fluid will be drained out of the pleural space.
B. An incision will be made into the chest wall.
C. The entire lung will be removed.
D. A portion of the lung will be removed.
E. A lobe of the lung will be removed
Answer: C
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