The patient, age 56, has cirrhosis of the liver with severe ascites. The nurse is assisting the physician in the procedure to remove this fluid from his abdominal cavity. This procedure is called an
a. abdominal paracephalus.
b. abdominal paracentesis.
c. abdominal paradentium.
d. abdominal perimetrium.
B
Paracentesis is a temporary method of removing fluid by withdrawing fluid from the abdominal cavity by either gravity or vacuum.
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