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    Severe Coughing and Shortness of Breath During a Thoracentesis Are
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Severe Coughing and Shortness of Breath During a Thoracentesis Are

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Question 8

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Severe coughing and shortness of breath during a thoracentesis are indicative of what complication?


A) Re-expansion pulmonary edema
B) Pleural infection
C) Pneumothorax
D) Hemothorax

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