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Procedure Paracentesis Procedure - Paracentesis by Alexandra Dyer, MD: Patient consented, sterilely draped, full prep, gown, glove, mask, time out performed. Anesthesia: 1% lidocaine locally Location: Right Lower Quadrant Device: Needle aspiration with catheter-over-needle drainage Technique: Z-track Results: [XOXOXO] liters serous fluid, without bleeding Compl: No bleeding [ED Procedural Ultrasound by Alexandra Dyer, MD: Fluid pocket localized by Alexandra Dyer, MD under concurrent ultrasound guidance. Real time image archived in the medical record confirming anatomy.]



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