CLINICAL APPLICATION

Question 1

pneumothorax

Answer 1

collapsed lung

Question 2

lymph formed in digestive and collects in chest cavity

Answer 2

chylothorax

Question 3

collection of blood between chest wall and lung

Answer 3

hemothorax

Question 4

inflammation of the pleural membranes

Answer 4

pleuritis

Question 5

chest tibes are inserted to drain fluid from the

Answer 5

pleural space

Question 6

most chest tubes are inseted at the ____ ____ between ribs ____

Answer 6

most chest tubes are inserted at the mid-axillary line between ribs 8-10

Question 7

a condition in which blood regurgitates into the left atrium when the left ventricle contracts

Answer 7

mitral valve prolapse

Question 7

a condition in which blood regurgitates into the left atrium when the left ventricle contracts

Answer 7

mitral valve prolapse

Question 8

a treatment for an irregularly fast/disorganized heartbeat (atrial fibrilation)

Answer 8

AV node ablation

Question 9

a protrusion of an organ or part through connective tissue through a wall of the abdominal cavity

Answer 9

hernia

Question 10

what are the 6 types of hernias?

Answer 10

1. epigastric
2. umbilical
3. spigelian
4. incisional
5. femoral
6. inguinal

Question 11

90% of all hernias are ____ & occur in ____

Answer 11

inguinal

males

Question 12

why are gastric ulcers dangerous?

Answer 12

1. can eat through the stomach lining/wall
2. large number of arteries that lie posterior to the stomach