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When would you perform a Pericardial Tap?

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during pericardiocentesis ,a doctor insert a needle through the chest wall and into the tissues around the heart .one the needle is inside the percardium ,the doctor insert a long ,thin tube called catheter the doctor uses the catheter to drain excess fluid the catheter may comes right out after the procedure (mark me as an brainliest)

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