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dakota nelson

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on: Jun 25, 2018

To prepare a 56-year-old male patient with ascites for paracentesis, the nurse

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Which finding indicates to the nurse that a patient's transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placed 3 months ago has been effective?

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018

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