A patient is having a therapeutic thoracentesis to remove pleural fluid. What volume of pleural fluid should the nurse recognize as being abnormal?
a. 5 mL
b. 7 mL
c. 13 mL
d. 30 mL
ANS: D
More than 25 mL of fluid is considered abnormal. A. B. C. A normal amount of pleural fluid around each lung is 1 to 15 mL.
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