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Pleural Disease Flashcards

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Describe the etiology of a pneumothorax

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Describe the clinical presentation of a pneumothorax

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Describe the treatment for a pneumothorax

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Describe the etiology of a tension pneumothorax

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Describe the clinical presentation of a tension pneumothorax

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Resp distress, HoTN, tracheal deviation (late/rare)

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Describe the treatment for a tension pneumothorax

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Describe the etiology of a hemothorax

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Describe the clinical presentation of a hemothorax

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+/- shock, chest pain, dyspnea, cough, near syncope

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Describe the treatment for a hemothorax

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garden hose thoracostomy

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Describe the etiology of a pleural effusion

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Describe the clinical presentation of a pleural effusion

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Describe the diagnostic testing for a pleural effusion

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Describe the treatment for a pleural effusion

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Describe the basic placement for thoracentesis

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tension pneumothorax

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hemothorax

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pneumothorax

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pneumothorax (bar code sign)

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normal (seashore sign)

20
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Describe the difference between transudate and exudate pleural effusion

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Transudate = systemic cause (thin, water, straw color)

Exudate = local cause (purulent)

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What are some transudate pleural effusion causes

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CHF, cirrhosis, PE

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What are some exudate pleural effusion causes

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neoplasm, infection, PE

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What is a thoracentesis and when is it indicated/contraindicated

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Percutaneous drainage into vacuutainers

Indication: diagnostic, treatment, symptom relief

C/I: bleeding diathesis, cellulitis at insertion site, time

Risk of PTX, infection, bleeding

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Pneumothorax

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hemothorax

26
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pleural effusion

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