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if a chest tube is placed in the 2nd intercostal space, then it is for   air  
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if the chest tube is placed in the 8th-9th intercostal space, then it is for   drainage  
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After the chest tube is sutured into the chest, then what type of dressing is placed?   air tight or vaseline  
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if the drainage chamber of a CDU fills, then what?   replace entire system  
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how many cm of sterile water should be placed in the water seal chamber?   2  
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______ is commonly seen in the water-seal chamber   tidaling  
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if the patient has an open pneumothorax, what could be seen in the water-seal chamber?   intermittent bubbling  
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the suction control chamber controls the amount of _______ applied.   pressure  
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how man cm of sterile water should be placed in this chamber?   20 cm  
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what is normally seen in the suction-control chamber?   gentle continous bubbling.  
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Drainage should be recorded when?   q hour for the first 24 hours, and then q 8 hours after that  
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when should the physician be notified regarding drainage?   if there is 100ml or more in the first hour or if the color of the drainage has turned bright red.  
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The CDU should be kept ______   below the level of the chest  
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if the tubing becomes disconnected?   reconnect as fast as possible  
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if the CDU falls over or breaks, then the nurse should _____   reestablish the water-seal  
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if the chest tube is accidently pulled out then it should be recovered with ______   a 3-sided dressing  
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When the chest tube is connected to wall suction, then what will be seen in the suction-control chamber?   continous bubbling  
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When the chest tube is removed, ask the client to   deep breath and hold (valsalva)  
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what is a good indicator of tension pneumothorax?   tracheal deviation  
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what is the main treatment for tension pneumothorax?   large bore needle placed into the 2nd ICS to remove air  
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an open pneumothorax is sometimes called   a sucking chest wound  
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paradoxial chest wall movement is characteristic of   flail chest  
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to assess chest symmetry ______   stand at the foot of the bed and observe chest wall movements  
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A patient with flail chest is usually treated by   being put on a ventilator with PEEP  
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pulmonary embolism can lead to   cor pulmonale or right sided heart failure  
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if patient has a PE, we want to measure what?   CVP  
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What is diagnostic of a pulmonary embolism?   D-dimer  
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if the patinet is a post-op client, what diagnostic assessmnet would be more accurate?   VQ scan  
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