PTA Question of the Week - ICU lines

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You enter the intensive care unit, see a patient recovering from a serious infection, and note that the patient is connected to a series of lines and tubes. Which of the following lower extremity infusion sites would be the MOST appropriate to administer an intravenous line?

1. Median cubital vein

2. Basilic vein

3. Cephalic vein

4. Saphenous vein

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