A 21-year-old male presents with low-grade fever, night sweats, dry cough, and fatigue. Right-sided chest pain began 2 months ago. Physical exam: tracheal deviation to the left, dullness to percussion in the right lower chest, and absent breath sounds. Chest X-ray shows a large right-sided pleural effusion. To confirm the diagnosis, thoracentesis is performed. To avoid re-expansion pulmonary edema, fluid removal should be: