Summary

Question 1

What is the purpose of a chest tube

Answer 1

To re established negative pressure in the pleural space

Question 2

What to look for in a chest tube question

Answer 2

The reason for which it was placed

Question 3

What is chest tube draining in PNEUMOTHORAX

Answer 3

Air (bubbling)

Question 4

What is chest tube draining in HEMOTHORAX

Answer 4

Blood (no bubbling)

Question 5

What is chest tube draining in PNEUMOHEMOTHORAX

Answer 5

Air and blood

Question 6

Apical placement of chest tube

Answer 6

Chest tube is placed higher-removing air

Question 7

Basilar placement of chest tube

Answer 7

Chest tube is placed at the Bottom of the lungs-removing Blood

Question 8

Is apical tube bubbling good?

Answer 8

Yes (removing AIR)

Question 9

Is basilar tube draining good?

Answer 9

Yes (removing BLOOD)

Question 10

Is apical tube draining good?

Answer 10

No (indicates removing blood, not air)

Question 11

Is basilar tube bubbling ok?

Answer 11

No (indicates removing air, not blood)

Question 12

Is a chest tube required for a pneumonectomy?

Answer 12

NO. lung has been removed.

Question 13

4 steps if water seal breaks?

Answer 13

1. Clamp so nothing gets in (FIRST)
   -CLAMP FOR 15 SECONDS ONLY
2. Cut tube from broken device
3. Submerge end of cut away tube in sterile water (BEST)
4. Unclamp to reestablish water seal

Question 14

What to do if chest tube comes out

Answer 14

1. Cover site with gloved hand (FIRST)
2. Cover hole with vaseline gauze (BEST)

Question 15

Intermittent Bubbling in water seal is

Answer 15

GOOD

Question 16

Continuous bubbling in water seal means

Answer 16

There is a leak (find tape)

Question 17

Intermittent bubbling in suction control chamber means

Answer 17

Suction is too low (not high enough)

Question 18

Continuous bubbling in suction control chamber is

Answer 18

GOOD

Question 19

NEVER CLAMP CHEST TUBE

Answer 19

FOR MORE THAN 15 SECONDS
(Use rubber tipped double clamps)