AHN 568 Advanced Procedure videos
Exam 5- Questions & Answers
14 french or smaller usually under US guidance in radiology suite or at bedside Correct Ans-
what size chest tube would you use in the seldinger method?
20 french or larger Correct Ans-what size chest tube would you use for an empyema?
aim the tube basally for evacuation of fluids Correct Ans-how would you aim the chest tube
to evacuate a hemothorax?
aim the tube apically Correct Ans-how would you aim the chest tube to evacuate a
pneumothorax?
16-22french; 24-28french Correct Ans-what size CT is used for large pneumo in stable patient
vs unstable patient?
the lung has to be fully expanded, no bubbles seen in chamber, if suction is used most
physicians trial water seal Correct Ans-when can a chest tube be removed if indicated for a
pneumothorax?
when output is less than 200ml in 24 hours, fluid is serous, the lung has re-expanded and
patient status has improved it can be removed Correct Ans-when can a chest tube be
removed if indicated for a pleural fluid drainage?
bleeding and hemothorax, perforation of visceral organs, perforation major vascular structures,
intercostal neuralgia due to trauma of neurovascular bundles, SQ emphysema, reexpansion
pulmonary edema, infection of drainage site, pneumonia, and empyema; could also see
technical problems such as tube blockage or incorrect positioning Correct Ans-what are some
complications of a chest tube?
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