Chp. 13 Thorax And Abdomen / shoulder Flashcards
Connects ribs to sternum
Coastal cartilages
First 7 pair of ribs
Connect directly to sternum (8-10 false) 11-12 floating
Less mobile than lumbar and cervical spine
Thoracic
Great vessels of thoracic region
Thoracic aorta
Pulmonary artery and veins
Vena cava
Major structure of thoracic region
Heart and pericardium
Pleura and lungs
Trachea and esophagus
Contusion of rib
In bone or intercostal muscle
Fracture of rib
Rib cage or sternum (front side or back)
S & S of rib injuries
Point tender over area
Difficulty breathing and labored breathing (dyspnea)
Pain while breathing
Shallow breaths
Flail chest
Fracture two or more ribs in more than one place
Mobile segment
Paradoxical breathing
Pulmonary contusion
Bruised lungs
Hematoma in lung tissue
Blood I. Sputum (cough up blood)
Pneumothorax
Punctured lung
- air in chest cavity
- spontaneous or traumatic
- life-threatening if not treated properly
Spontaneous pneumothorax
2 degree to chronic infection or disease
Gradual weakening of lung tissue
Hyperventilation during strenuous exercise
Traumatic pneumothorax
Direct blow
Increased intra-thoracic pressure
2 degree to displaced rib fracture
Commotio cordis
Very rare direct blow to chest
Disrupt heart rythym
Can cause sudden cardiac arrest
Direct blow to chest (50J)
Precoridial region
- during ascending T wave
- repolarizing
Treatment of commotio cordis
AED
Major thing with commotio cordis
No physical damage to heart and very rare
No change in formation of heart
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
Impairs cardiac output
Enlarged heart
Thickening if muscular wall
S&S of HCM
Chest pain Dizziness Feeling faint Fatigue Shortness of breath
Diff between HCM and CC
HCM causes physical change to heart (enlarge)
CC DOES NOT
Ventricular cardiac arrhythmia
Life threatening catastrophic
Atrial cardiac arrhythmia
Can be painful but sustainable
S&S of cardiac arrhythmia
Chest pain Dizziness Faint feeling Palpations Shortness of breath Racing heart because exercises
Electrical signaling
AV node signaling and impaired SA
SCA
Sudden cardiac arrest
Prevention of SCA
ECG
Ppe (can’t always pick it up)
Getting the wind knocked out of you
Blow to solar (celiac) plexus - diaphragm in spasm
Laryngeal muscles contract (breathing sounds)
Where does blow to solar plexus occur
Behind stomach below diaphragm
Dense cluster of neurons
Largest autonomic nerve center in abdominal cavity
Hormone secretion
Controls. Vital visceral functions
Celiac plexus
Which type of organs are ore likely to be injured, why?
Solid bc hollows bends and forms to force
Solid organs
Liver
Kidney
Spleen
What disease makes liver more vulnerable
Hepatitis
Kidney injuries
Heat stroke or dehydration
Hemuturia- dark urine
Spleen injuries
LUQ
Revs our for RBC
Immune and lymphatic systems
Most traumatized organ
Spleen
Kehrs sign (spleen)
Referred pain- pai. Perceived at a site unrelated to area of injury
Mononucleosis
Must be cleared by a physician to return to participation.
Job of spleen
Removes old damaged blood cells
Destroy bacteria
Reservoir for RBC
Acute appendicitis
Pain begins with around naval and progresses to mcburney point
Midway bw the umbilicus anterior superior illiac spine
Mcburney point
Extreme point tenderness (rebound tender)
Cecum
Where sm and lg intestine unite
S&S of intra abdominal injury
Vital signs
- decrease in BP
- increase HR
- shock
- rebound tenderness
- rigid abdomen
- referred pain
- nausea and vomiting
- Hemuturia (indicated trauma to kidney)