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A Subclavian Central Intravenous Line Is Placed into a Patient

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A subclavian central intravenous line is placed into a patient to administer intravenous nutrition following a severe burn. During the line insertion, the dome of the lung is inadvertently punctured, resulting in a pneumothorax. The cause of the pneumothorax in this case is:


A) iatrogenic.
B) neoplastic.
C) teratogenic.
D) ischemic.

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