Chambers
This limits the amount of negative pressure that can be transmitted to the pleural space.
What is the regulator?
An air leak represents some degree of of pneumothorax and is evidenced by this.
What is bubbling in the water seal chamber?
A pneumothorax that occurs when the chest wall is intact.
What is a closed pneumothorax?
The chest drainage system must be placed ____ the level of the patient's chest and in an ____ position.
What is below and upright?
This water seal chamber creates a one way valve where air can leaves the system, but not re-enter.
What is water seal chamber "C"
Increased negative pressure in the chest is evidenced by this.
What is water half way up in column B?
A pneumothorax where the chest wall is penetrated.
What is an open pneumothorax?
Continuous bubbling observed in the water seal chamber indicates.
What is an air leak or possible leak in tube connection?
This chamber collects fluid drainage from the chest.
What is collection chamber "D"?
This situation/condition causes the water level in column B to be all the way at the top of the chamber.
What is a condition of high negativity?
Air leaking outside the pleural space and into the subcutaneous tissue.
What is crepitus?
Intermittent bubbling with gentle float ball oscillation indicates.
What is an intermittent air leak?
This chamber is a true manometer; it reflects the pleural pressure
What do the numbers on the water seal column "B" represent?
Emergency treatment for a tension pneumothorax.
What is a needle thoracotomy (2nd intercostal space, mid-clavicular).
* Decreased breath sounds on affected side.
* Affected side does not move with respiration.
* Tracheal shift aware from the affected side.
What are signs of a tension pneumothorax?
No bubbling in the water seal indicates.
What is no air leak?
A rhythmic movement of the water level in column B that follows pressure changes in the chest with respirations.
What is tidaling?
Your patient needs to be transported off the unit with the chest tube. Explain how you prepare the chest tube for transport.
What is do not clamp the chest tube?
* Unilaterally diminished breath sounds.
* Pleuritic chest pain.
* Dyspnea.
What are signs of pleural effusions?
Water seal prescribed maximum level.
What is 2cm?