Trauma

Question 1

flail chest

Answer 1

two fractures of rib, the rib doesn’t contribute to lung expansion

Question 2

some precautions for pelvic fracturres

Answer 2

weight bearing status, hip flexion restrictions, turning restriction , repositioning / slings

Question 3

what can physio do during trauma

Answer 3

respiratory (chest physio)
positioning / splinting 
transfers
mobility 
ROM
strength
education

Question 4

wheres th diaphragm

Answer 4

6rib (ant)
8 rib (lat)
10 rib (post)

Question 5

where does trachea bifurcate

Answer 5

t5/6

below manurial sternal junction

Question 6

apical segment of lung is where

Answer 6

2.5 cm above clavicle

Question 7

what would you here in pulmonary edema

Answer 7

fine crackles

Question 8

what would you hear in sputum retention

Answer 8

course crackles

Question 9

what percussion would you hear on pulmonary edema and sputum retention

Answer 9

resonant

Question 10

what would you hear on percussion of pleural effusion

Answer 10

dull

Question 11

when do you hear dull percussions

Answer 11

consolidation
atelectasis
pleural effusion

Question 12

pneumothorax and COPD what do you hear on percussion

Answer 12

hyper resonant

Question 13

what kind of x rays in critical care

Answer 13

AP

Question 14

difference between collapse and consolidation

Answer 14

collapse is a decrease in volume and theres a shift around soft tissue

in consolidation its the same volume and air bronchogram