Westside Pharmacy Inc offers Medical Supplies and Equipment in Oceana, WV. See reviews, address, phone number, map and driving directions here now.
Thoracentesis is a procedure to remove fluid from the space between the lungs and the chest wall called the pleural space. It is done with a needle (and sometimes a plastic catheter) inserted through the chest wall. Ultrasound pictures are often used to guide the placement of the needle. This pleural fluid may be sent to a lab to determine what may be causing the fluid to build up in the pleural space.
tachypnea tachy- = rapid; -pnea = breathing. an abnormally rapid rate of respiration usually of more than 20 breaths per minute tachypnea... thoracentesis thor/a = chest; -centesis = surgical puncture to remove fluid. the surgical puncture of the chest wall with a needle to obtain fluid from the pleural cavity. thoracostomy thorac = thorax or chest; -ostomy = surgical creation of an opening.