Multiple Choice
Your 40-year-old patient is having a chest tube placed to remove the air from her pleural space. All of the following are necessary aspects of this process EXCEPT:
A) apply about -5 cm H2O pressure to the chest tube.
B) a No. 28 to 36 French gauge tube will be used.
C) place the tube at the apex of the lung.
D) place the tube at the base of the lung.
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