Pneumothorax

particularly for benign lesions. With regard to malignant lesions core needle biopsy shows higher diagnostic accuracy compared to FNAB without significant increase in complication rates. In addition, adequate tissue is obtained for molecular analysis with pneumothorax rate paralleling that of…

Pericardial Cysts are very rare benign congenital anomalies of the anterior and middle mediastinum with incidence of about 1 in 100,000. 60% are discovered between the ages of 30 to 50 and over 75% of them are right-sided, 22% are left-sided, while the rest are in the posterior or anterior superior mediastinum. Pericardial Cysts are thought to result from the failure of fusion of one of the mesenchymal lacunae that forms the pericardial sac, unfortunately due to the lack of research the true…

there. The risks taken, both known and unknown can increase the possibility of getting DCI. This is the reason every DCI patient is given a personal evaluation instead of just their recent dive profile. Nitrogen Narcosis (Narced) Oxygen Toxicity Pneumothorax Arterial Air/Gas Embolism If a diver re-surfaces without releasing air within their lungs (Exhaling) the air can expand and eventually even rupture the lungs, this injury is call Pulmonary Barotrauma. After this happens gasses are…

Severe pain of sudden onset could be caused by a dissecting aneurysm in the aorta. Distal dissection presents as interscapular pain whilst proximal dissection causes anterior chest pain. Likewise, a spontaneous pneumothorax may result in sudden severe pain and dyspnoea. Patient’s may describe a sudden intense pain followed by less intense sharp pain that is localised to one side of the chest. Chest wall and pleuritic pain increases with inspiration and is localised to a small area. Pain is…

Acute respiratory failure is one of the leading causing of death in Pneumonia. The lungs lose their ability to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. Pneumothorax (collapsed lung) can also occur with pneumonia. This occurs as result of an accumulation of air in the pleural space (Lewis, 2014). Pleurisy (inflammation of the pleura), pleural effusion (fluid in the pleural space), and atelectasis (collapsed…

Incorrect nasogastric tube placement is becoming a major problem in healthcare. This is evident due to about 1.9% of feeding tubes are misplaced (Sparks et al, 2011) and commonly leads to pneumothorax in one in five people and death in one in thirty-nine. (Taylor, 2014). These errors directly affect the patient causing him or her to accrue a larger bill and longer hospital stay. Neither of which is good. There are several factors that attribute to these errors such as old practices of…

Chest Pain Chest Pain is a standout amongst the most widely recognized protests that will convey a patient to the crisis division. Looking for prompt consideration might be lifesaving, and impressive government funded instruction has been attempted to inspire patients to look for therapeutic consideration when mid-section torment strikes. While the patient might be stressed over a heart assault, there are numerous different reasons for torment in the mid-section that the social insurance expert…

hemodialysis. I learned about tempory dialysis access catheters. There was a system created using a chest tube that’s name was not clear to me. Perhaps, tunneled cath dialysis? That had been misplaced, punctured the lung or pleural area causing a pneumothorax. It was removed and a femoral cath placed. She refused dialysis. The nephrologist mentioned that he would have liked her to have had the dialysis in case the kidney failure was acute. This would give the kidney a chance to…

Review Article Treatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Preterm Infants: A Review Keishera Aldonza Candidate for Bachelor, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Introduction Preterm infants often display signs of respiratory distress syndrome at birth due to the immaturity of the lung structure, with respiratory morbidity decreasing as gestational age increases. Respiratory distress syndrome is caused by a deficiency of surfactants. Surfactants…

Preceptor Clinical Journal: One 6/3/2017 Wow… Can you believe it Med Surg III, where has the time gone? When I, first began my journey in becoming a nurse, this seemed so far away, as my journey is getting closer to the end. I have looked forwarded to this semester to begin to close the gaps in my knowledge and to start gain more knowledge in the hospital setting. I will be completing my preceptor clinical rotation at McKay Dee Hospital in their Surgical/SMIC unit to work alongside their nurse…