Thoracentesis finished

The draining of fluids from areas near his left lung was completed this afternoon. A total of 1.2L was extracted. The swelling in the middle of his abdomen was visibly smaller. However, the procedure seemed to have exhausted him. Also, the acute abdomenal pain came back. So he received another doze of Demerol. His heart rate came down just a tiny bit (133 ppm) so far. It's 6:17pm. No sign of any doctor yet.