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15 Cards in this Set
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WHAT KIND OF PRESSURE IS IN THE PLEURAL SPACE?
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NEGATIVE - negative pressure is needed to maintain lung inflation
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WHAT IS A SIMPLE PNEUMOTHORAX?
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Can occur due to ruptured bleb in a person with emphesema.
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What is an open pneumothorax?
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occurs from penetrating chest trama; stab wound; produces a sucking sound on inspiration
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When the esophagus moves to the unaffected side of a pneumothorax...
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medastinal swing; this causes an increase in intrathoraxic presure, decreased venous return, decreased CO
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What is a hemothorax?
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blood in the pleural space
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What is a pleural effusion?
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fluid in the pleural space
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What is a tension pneumothorax?
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air entering the chest cavity traps, causes collapse lung,and possible medastinal swing
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emphysema
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presence of exudate in pleural space; during inflammation capillaries leak into pleural space
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collection of air under tissue, crepitus is the term for the feeling
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subqu emphysema
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What is tampinod
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fluid around the heart, puts increased pressure thus decreasing hearts ability to pumb efficiently
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S/S of pneumothorax
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absent breathsounds, cyanosis, decreased expansion, dyspnea, hypotension, chest pain, tachy, tachypnea, tracheal deviation
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What will pneumo ABG's indicate?
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respiratory acidosis
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Where is pneumothorax inserted
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placed high, around 4th intercostal space
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New patient with pneumo; what do you check?
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check drainage every hour for 24 hours, then q 8 hr; assess color, measurement, drainage
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What is pneumo patient at risk for in first 24 hr?
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hemorrhage
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