Hemothorax Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MED-SURGE HESI RN 1. A client on telemetry has a pattern of uncontrolled atrial fibrillation with a rapid ventricular response. Based on this finding, the nurse anticipates assisting the physician with which treatment? A. Administer lidocaine, 75 mg intravenous push. B. Perform synchronized cardioversion. C. Defibrillate the client as soon as possible. D. Administer atropine, 0.4 mg intravenous push. Rationale: With uncontrolled atrial fibrillation, the treatment of choice is synchronized...

4 component of perfusion Correct Answer adequate volume, air, intact/functioning vascular system and working pump Hypovolemic shock Correct Answer inadequate fluid volume in the vascular system High space hypovolemic shock Correct Answer caused by a spinal injury or drug overdose Mechanical shock Correct Answer preventing the filling of the heart or obstructing blood flow Cardiogenic shock Correct Answer Shock caused by inadequate function of the heart, or pump failure. Neurogenic...

Final Exam: NSG233 / NSG 233 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing III / Med Surg 3 Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: Bite Priority Answer: Human bite: know what to do first with a human bite! Animal: rabies prophylaxis Snakebite: lie down, removing constrictive items, providing warmth, cleansing the wound, covering the wound with a light sterile dressing, and immobilizing the injured body part below the level of the heart. CABs (Circulati...

POST TEST ATLS 2021| 2022| 2023 With Correct and Verified ANSWERS (SOAL POST TEST). SOAL POST TEST 1. Cardiac tamponade after trauma a. is seldom life-threatening b. can be excluded by an upright, AP chest x-ray c. can be confused with a tension pneumothorax d. causes a fall in systolic pressure of > 15 mm Hg with expiration e. most commonly occurs after blunt injury to the anterior chest wall 2. Which one of the following statements regarding patients with thoracic spine injuries i...

What is the difference between pneumothorax, tension pneumothorax, and hemothorax? correct answer: pneumothorax = air or gas in pleural space causing lung collapse (but some air is escaping on expiration) tension pneumothorax = air or gas in the lungs THAT CANNOT EXIT ON EXPIRATION hemothorax = blood in plural space (hemopneumothorax = blood and air) In a tension pneumothorax, air cannot escape: (+/-) pressure compresses makes lungs not be able to inflate How does this affect...

ATLS Post Test 2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% CORRECT). 1. The primary indication for transferring a patient to a higher-level trauma center is: 4. Which one of the following statements regarding patients with thoracic spine injuries is TRUE? unavailability of a surgeon or operating room staff. multiple system injuries, including severe head injury. resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor. resource limitations as determined by the hospital administration. wi...

ATLS Post Test Questions with Correct Answers Latest Updated 2024 (Advanced trauma life support) Which one of the following statements regarding patients with thoracic spine injuries is TRUE? a. Log-rolling may be d estabilizing to fractures from T-12 to L-1. b. Adequate immobilization can be accomplished with the scoop stretcher. c. Spinal cord injury below T-10 usu ally spares bowel and b ladder f unction. d. Hyperflexion fractures in the upper thoracic spine are inherently unstable. e....

Exam 1: NSG233/ NSG 233 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Med Surg 3 Exam| Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Herzing Q: Triage patients in the ED Answer: Use ESI (emergency severity index) tool Responsibilities of triage nurse: Assess, reassess, initiate treatment, manage and communicate, edu tients, transport them Q: Meds for managing sexual assault Answer: Prophylaxis for gonorrhea Ceftriaxone + 1% lidocaine Prophylaxis for syphilis and chlamydia: Single...

A patient was admitted after a motor vehicle accident with multiple fractured ribs. Respiratory assessment includes signs/symptoms of secondary pneumothorax, which includes which of the following? A: Sharp pleuritic pain that worsens on inspiration B: Crackles over lung bases of affected lung C: Tracheal deviation toward the affected lung D: Increased diaphragmatic excursion on side of rib fractures - A A patient was admitted following a motor vehicle accident with multiple fractured ribs...

Hondros NUR 212 Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024/2025 | 100% Verified. What should be done when there is an obstruction in a chest tube and why? Milk the tube, never strip due to pressure changes When is it normal to find bleeding in a chest tube? Only with a hemothorax Is tidaling normal with a chest tube? Yes, on respirations What does it mean when there is no longer tidaling with a chest tube? That the tube is ready to be taken out Is constant bubbling with a ...

The client is admitted to the emergency department with chest trauma. When assess- ing the client, which signs/symptoms would the nurse expect to find that support the diagnosis of pneumothorax? 1. Bronchovesicular lung sounds and bradypnea. 2. Unequal lung expansion and dyspnea. 3. Frothy bloody sputum and consolidation. 4. Barrel chest and polycythemia. - 1. The client with pneumothorax would have absent breath sounds and tachypnea. ***2. Unequal lung expansion and dyspnea would indicat...