CT/PV Flashcards
What are finochetto’s used for
Retraction in mediansternotomy and thoracotomy
What are luken’s tubes used for?
Bronchial washings
Are chest tubes active or passive?
Active
What does the chest tube hook up to?
Hooks to chest tube drainage system. The system must be kept lower than the heart to avoid fluid backup
Pectus excavatum
Caved in chest
Pectus carnatum
Pigeon chest
Flail chest
Rib breaks in chest cavity - needs a chest tube
Hemothorax
Blood in the pleural cavity - needs a chest tube
Pneumothorax
Air in pleural space - needs a chest tube
Pleural effusion
A build up of fluid in the pleural space - needs a chest tube
Mediastinoscopy
Scope into the chest - sterile case
Artery Stenosis
Narrowing of blood vessels
Thoracic outlet syndrome
Caused by compression of blood vessels or nerves - this is why we pad and protect the brachial plexus
What are three types of aneurysms
Saccular Fusiform Dissecting
What are flexible bronchoscopes used for
Bronchial washings and biopsies (clean)
Is a bronchoscopy sterile or clean
clean
What are rigid bronchoscopes used for
Removing foreign bodies (clean)
What supports the vagus nerve in the lateral position
Olympus patient positioner
What is lung decortication
Removal of fibrous tissue covering lung
Emergency thoractomy
Incision between the 4th and 5th ribs Pt in supine
Open thoractomy
PT in lateral
What is the bailey rib approximator used for?
Chest closure
Allison lung retractor
Bailey rib approximator
Bethune rib shears
Doyen Rib Rasp
Finochietto Chest retractor
Luken’s tubes
Davidson scapula retractor
Duval lung clamp
What is a doyen used for?
Scraping ribs
