Practicals · General Medicine · Procedural Skills
Abdominal paracentesis (ascitic tap)
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- PI (NMC)
- Also called
- ascitic tap, peritoneal tap
Videos and resources
- Video#Paracentesis Procedure: #Ascites #Tap in detail5:12
- VideoParacentesis Procedure – What to Expect4:55
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Abdominal paracentesis - diagnostic (PI)” ( NMC curriculum, page 5)
“Abdominal Paracentesis” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 21)