Practicals · Clinical Haematology · Practical hands-on training
Thoracentesis
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- perform independently (DrNB)
- Also called
- pleural tap
Videos and resources
- VideoThoracentesis2:51
- VideoThoracentesis Medical Animation1:10
- +66 more links
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Thoracentesis and chest tube placement” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 26)
“abdominal and thoracic paracentesis.” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 7)