Chest Tube Care Questions and Answers
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Indications for a chest tube [ Ans: ] 1. To re-expand a
collapsed lung and to remove fluid from the lung.
2. Injury -drain blood from the mediastinum after surgery
or trauma(Hemothorax)
3. Surgery involving chest wall almost always results in
the collapse of the lung (Pneumothorax open or closed)
4. Spontaneous Pneumothorax- lung collapses
spontaneously and needs air removed from pleural space
and re-expand the lung
Bubbling [ Ans: ] sound of popping bubbles that suggest
fluid accumulation
Dry Suction [ Ans: ] instead of regulating the level of
suction with a column of water, the dry suction units are
controlled by a self-compensating regulator. is not
position sensitive, works even if knocked over
Crepitus [ Ans: ] A coarse, crackling sensation palpable
over the skin surface. Occurs in subcutaneous emphysema
when air escapes from the lung and enters the
subcutaneous tissue, as after open thoracic injury or
surgery.
(100% Correct Answers) Already Graded A+
Indications for a chest tube [ Ans: ] 1. To re-expand a
collapsed lung and to remove fluid from the lung.
2. Injury -drain blood from the mediastinum after surgery
or trauma(Hemothorax)
3. Surgery involving chest wall almost always results in
the collapse of the lung (Pneumothorax open or closed)
4. Spontaneous Pneumothorax- lung collapses
spontaneously and needs air removed from pleural space
and re-expand the lung
Bubbling [ Ans: ] sound of popping bubbles that suggest
fluid accumulation
Dry Suction [ Ans: ] instead of regulating the level of
suction with a column of water, the dry suction units are
controlled by a self-compensating regulator. is not
position sensitive, works even if knocked over
Crepitus [ Ans: ] A coarse, crackling sensation palpable
over the skin surface. Occurs in subcutaneous emphysema
when air escapes from the lung and enters the
subcutaneous tissue, as after open thoracic injury or
surgery.
