Respiratory

Question 1

Fluctuation in pleurivac will stop when

Answer 1

lungs has re-expanded

Question 2

Excessive bubbling in pleurivac

Answer 2

air leak

Question 3

removal of pleurivac

Answer 3

valsalva

Question 4

Sx pulmonary embolism

Answer 4

dim Po2, fever, high WBC, hypoxemia, pulmonary hypertension which can lead to right side heart failure, hemoptysis, shortness of breath, cough, aug RR, aug pls

Question 5

scan that helps dx pulm embolism

Answer 5

VQ scan

Question 6

sx hemothorax

Answer 6

subi air, respiratory distress

Question 7

sx pneumothorax

Answer 7

sc air, pleuritic pain, aug RR

Question 8

sx tension pneumothorax

Answer 8

subc air, absence of breath sounds on one side, asymmetry of thorax, resp distress. aug p= compresses vessels= dim RV= dim CO= death

Question 9

trx tension pneumothorax

Answer 9

large bore needle in 2nd lcs to allow excess air to escape

Question 10

Sternum fracture sx

Answer 10

tenderness, crepitus, shallow resp= resp acidosis

Question 11

trx sternum fracture

Answer 11

ventilator with peep, non narco analg

Question 12

PEEP/CPAP: check

Answer 12

billet breath sounds every hour

Question 13

flail chest

Answer 13

multiple ribs are broken

Question 14

sx flail chest

Answer 14

paradoxical chest wall mouvement

Question 15

trx flail chest

Answer 15

stabilize, intubate, +P ventilation