Red Flag Flashcards
transudative pleural effusion etiologies
CHF
cirrhosis
nephrotic syndrome
myexedema
exudates pleural effusion cause
bacterial PNA
malignancy
PE
trauma
throacentesis in kids
never go below?
8th rib space
Relative CI for thoracentesis
NO absolute contraindications
- Blood dyscrasia (Pt <50k or elevated anticoag study)
- Cellulitis or similar complicated skin d/o
- Mechanically ventilated
atropine use in pulm proceudres
vasovagal event
heparin
prevent pleural fluid from clotting
diagnostic purposes
why type of thoracentesis?
diagnostic
needle placement
why type of thoracentesis?
therapeutic
needle catheter
causes of dry tap
Needle is too short (Large body habitus?)
Or you picked wrong location (Air bubbles → Too high, hit parenchyma
If neither air nor fluid → Too low)
blood in pleural fluid cause
Trauma, malignancy, infarcted lung, even tTB
MC complication of thoracentesis
PTX
“small PTX”
< 3 cm
from the thoracic apex to the lung cupola
Thoracostomy CI
No absolute CI in unstable patient
If stable: Multiple adhesions, blebs, coagulopathies
where is a needle throacostomy inserted
2 or 3 iCS
ET tube size
ET tube size = (16 + age)/4
about 8 in men (32 Fr) and 7.5 in women (30 Fr)
tube thoracotomy placement
bt 4 and 5 ICS
Max dose lidocaine
+/- epi
7mg w/epi
4 mg w/o epi
risk for arrhythmia
lidocaine % dose
1% lidocaine, 10 mg per 1 mL
2% lidocaine, 20 mg per 1 mL
Blade used to make skin incision for chest tube
11
Surgical expansion after chest tube
Required when
an air leak persists > 72 hours or lung fails to completely expand
Milking v. stripping
Milk towards chest to break up obstruction/clot
Stripping clamps proximal duct.. Strip away from chest
what amount of blood to consider thoracotomy
1-1.5 L blood at time of placement
does a chest tube need ABX prophylactically?
NO need
Bronchoscopy
Performed w/ procedural sedation, often in OR suite
Allows access to third order bronchi