Chest Trauma

Question 1

Treatment of Rib Fracture

Answer 1

• Nerve Block

- Epidural Catheter

Question 2

Possible Complication of Rib Fracture

Answer 2

• Pain
• Hypoventilation
• Atelectasis
• Pneumonia

Question 3

Symptoms of Plain Pneumothorax

Answer 3

Shortness of Breath

Unilateral Absence of Breath Sounds and Hyperresonance

Question 4

Diagnosis and Treatment of Plain Pneumothorax

Answer 4

• CXR

- Chest Tube with Underwater Seal