Types
Manifestations
Medical treatment
Nursing care
Patient education
100
Spontaneous pneumothorax etiology
What is ruptured bleb/blister?
100
chest pain and SOB
What are symptoms common to all types of pneumothorax?
100
Emergency treatment
What is large bore needle/plastic IV catheter through chest wall?
100
Impaired gas exchange in pneumothorax
What is loss of negative pressure in the pleural cavity, leading to collapse of lung tissue and loss of alveolar ventilation?
100
Smoking cessation
What is risk reduction for spontaneous pneumothorax?
200
trauma-related open pneumothorax
What is gunshot wound to the chest?
200
hypotension and jugular vein distention
What are expected cardiovascular manifestations as intrapleural pressure increases in tension pneumothorax?
200
Chest tube
What is closed chest device that allows lung re-expansion?
200
Fowler's or high Fowler's position
What is best position to facilitate lung expansion?
200
fever, difficulty breathing, cough
What is infection?
300
Secondary pneumothorax
What is pneumothorax in patients with COPD, asthma, cystic fibrosis, tuberculosis?
300
tracheal deviation to unaffected side
What manifestation pertains to the trachea in tension pneumothorax?
300
suction control chamber, water seal chamber, collection chamber, atmosphere vent
What are components of closed chest drainage system?
300
Evaluate for abnormal bubbling
What is checking chest tube,connection, wound, and dressing?
300
scuba diving, mountain climbing
What are high pressure activities associated with recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax?
400
Closed pneumothorax
What is pneumothorax caused by injury to the outside of the chest
400
absent
What type of breath sounds are expected when auscultating over the affected lung area in traumatic and tension pneumothorax?
400
Pleurodesis
What is administration of doxycycline in pleural space?
400
-2 to -6 cm H20
What is tidaling?
400
developing severe SOB and chest pain
What is pneumothorax recurrence?
500
Iatrogenic pneumothorax
What is pneumothorax that develops after thoracentesis?
500
hyperresonant percussion tone on affected side
What is the type of pneumothorax that produces these percussion findings?
500
A surgical procedure that excises blebs to prevent recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax
What is thoracotomy?
500
10-20 cm H2O
What is suction setting?
500
Minimum 1 week wait
What is the waiting period to resume air travel?
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