A Patient Has Had Increasing Respiratory Difficulty as a Result

Multiple Choice

A patient has had increasing respiratory difficulty as a result of abdominal cancer.Which information does the nurse provide to the patient about the purpose of having a paracentesis?

A) It will relieve pressure and some of the discomfort in your abdomen.
B) It will allow for analysis of the thoracic fluid for cytology.
C) Fluid from the lung will be examined.
D) The examination will allow for extraction of a sample of bone marrow.