NUR 250 Test 2 Exam questions and answers
NUR 250 Test 2 Exam questions and answers Patho of a pneumothorax - Air enters pleural Space - Negative pressure is destroyed - Lung Collapses Manifestations of a pneumothorax - Variable - Mild tachycardia/dyspnea to severe respiratory distress - Absent/diminished breath sounds over affected area - Evident on x-ray Tension Pneumothorax - Air in the pleural space that does not escape - Can occur with open/closed pneumo - Causes mediastinal shift - Treated with needle decompression
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