Mod 7 Review Flashcards
The phrenic nerves supply the diaphragm
And exit spinal cord at C3-5
Below C5 belly breathing
Above C3 loss inability to breath
Rib fractures
Create sharp broken bones that can lacerate the lung tissue and cause further damage
Upper 4 protected by clavicle and scalpula
Open pneumothorax vs simple
Simple blunt trauma causing rib fractures lung has to collapse
Open is a sucking chest wound rushing air during exhalation
3 side semioclussive
Subcutaneous emphysema
Crackling sensation on palpation
Tension pneumothorax S-S
Chest pain
Tachycardia
Respiratory distress
Low O2
Altered mental status
JVD
Cyanosis, trachea deviation
Cardiac tamponade sac around the heart field with fluid
Beck triad
Flail chest
2or more ribs are fractured in two or more places
Chest wall may be detached from thoracic cage
Paradoxical motion late sign of flail chest
Chest moves in during inhalation
Solid organs( retroperitoneum )
Spleen
ovaries
liver
kidney (retroperitoneum)
pancreas (retroperitoneum)
When damaged acid leaks in the stomach resulting in inflammation
Hollow organs
Colon (retroperitoneum)
Peritonitis
Inflammation in the peritoneum lining of abdominal cavity
Mesentery
Fold of tissue that attaches the organ to the body wall
Pleurisy
Covers the lungs
The small intestine
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Large
Cecum
Colon
Rectum
Hemothorax
Blood in the pleural cavity
Blunt/penetrating chest injury
Rebound tenderness
Pain provoked by removal pressure
Guarding