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What should be done when there is an obstruction in a chest
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tube and why? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Milk the tube, never
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strip due to pressure changes
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When is it normal to find bleeding in a chest tube? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Only with a hemothorax |\ |\ |\ |\
Is tidaling normal with a chest tube? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Yes, on respirations |\ |\
What does it mean when there is no longer tidaling with a chest
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tube? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔That the tube is ready to be taken
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out
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Is constant bubbling with a chest tube good or bad? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Bad |\
Is crepidous supposed to be at the chest tube site? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔No, but usually resolves back into the body
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What is crepidous? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Air bubbles in the
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subcutaneous tissue surrounding chest tube site |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, How should a chest tube be observed for any issues? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔From the patient to the machine |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the first thing the nurse should do if she suspects any
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issues with a patients chest tube? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Make
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sure the chest tube connections are secure
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What are the steps to a self breast exam? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Step 1: Lie down and place left arm behind head (lying down
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spreads breast tissue evenly) |\ |\ |\
Step 2: Use finger pads of 3 middle fingers on your right hand to
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feel for lumps in the left breast. Use overlapping dime-sized
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circular motions to feel breast tissue. Light, medium, and firm
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pressure to feel each layers. (A firm ridge on the curve of each
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breast is normal) |\ |\
Step 3: Move around breast in a vertical pattern at an imaginary
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straight line down your side from the underarm.
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Respect for right breast. |\ |\ |\ |\
Step 4: Stand in front of mirror and tighten pectoral muscles for
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any redness, lumps, shapes, or scaliness near nipples.
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Step 5: Examine each underarm for and knot, or thickening tissue
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What prevents lipedema? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Exercise,
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healthy diet (health maintenance)
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Treatment for lipedema? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Healthy diet,
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exercise, compression stockings, good skin/nail care,
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decongestive therapy, elevate extremity, isometric exercises |\ |\ |\ |\ |\