Quiz 5/3/22

Question 1

What is a flail segment

Answer 1

It occurs when two or more consecutive ribs have been fractured in two or more places, producing a freely moving section of chest wall

Question 2

Paradoxical movement

Answer 2

The flail segment moves in a direction opposite of the movement of the rest of the chest wall

Question 3

Pulmonary contusion

Answer 3

Bleeding occurs in and around the alveoli and into the interstitial Space that separates the alveoli and capillaries. This greatly reduces the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Question 4

Tension pneumothorax

Answer 4

Completely collapse is the injured long and begins to compress and shift the mediastinum Over the injured side. The uninjured long heart and large veins are compressed leaving to pour cardiac output and hypotension from a reduced preload, ineffective ventilation, inadequate oxygenation, And severe hypoxia

Question 5

Traumatic asphyxia

Answer 5

Occurs when severe and sudden compression of the thorax causes a rapid increase in pressure in the chest.

Question 6

Cardiac contusion

Answer 6

Is a common cardiac injury following severe blunt trauma to the chest. It occurs as a heart is violently compressed between the sternum and the spinal column.

The right ventricle directly beneath the sternum is the most likely area of the heart to be injured

Question 7

Most common cause of Pericardial tamponade

Answer 7

The most common cause is a penetrating wound to the heart from a knife or similar object

Question 8

What organs are located in the retroperitoneal cavity

Answer 8

The pancreas, inferior vena cava, aorta , kidneys, uterus, duodenum

Question 9

What is peritonitis

Answer 9

The leaking contents might include gastric juices from the stomach, highly acidic and partially digested food from the upper small intestine, bacteria from the large intestine, or urine from the bladder.

Question 10

Kern sign

Answer 10

Blood might irritate the diaphragm and cause referred pain to the shoulder