Lung CA
Chest Trauma
Chest Tubes/Art Lines/Ventilators
ARDS
Moderate Sedation
100

Leads to 80-90% of all lung cancers

What is smoking?

100

Most common type of chest injury in the US

What is pulmonary contusion?

100

Type of fluid used to prime the tubing for arterial line.

What is saline?

100

Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema

What is ARDS?

100

Monitor the patient and administer medications as appropriate.

What is the nurse's role during moderate sedation?

200

Asbestos, smoke, coal, industrial pollution, nail dust, animal hair.

What are occupational exposures that can lead to lung cancer?

200

Pain, Inspiratory effort, and Cough

What are components of the PIC score?

200

Rise and fall of fluid in water seal with respirations, gentle bubbling in suction chamber, all connections secure, no kinking of the tube, dressing to insertion clean/dry/intact.

What are normal assessment findings with a chest tube?

200

Sepsis, near drowning, shock, aspiration, fluid overload.

What are some conditions that can lead to ARDS?

300

Removal of an entire lung

What is a pneumonectomy?

300

Thoracic injury which allows air to enter the pleural space, leading to a rise in intrathoracic pressure and reduced vital capacity.

What is a pneumothorax?

300

Wash hands, oral care at least every 4 hours, daily sedation vacation, enteral feedings.

What are ventilator- associated pneumonia prevention strategies?

300

Positioning a patient so that they are laying on their abdomen.

What is prone positioning?

400

An autoimmune disorder in which a cancer causes the generation of autoantibodies.

What is paraneoplastic syndrome?

400

Pain control with narcotic and non-narcotics, incentive spirometer, flutter valve, early mobility.

What are treatments for rib fractures?

400

Definitive way to confirm placement of endotracheal tube.

What is chest x-ray?

400

Pain management, sedatives, family support, collaborate with RT for oxygenation and ventilation.

What are nursing interventions for patient with ARDS?

500

Common symptoms include: face/neck swelling, distended neck veins, cough, dyspnea/orthopnea, and upper extremity swelling.

What is superior vena cava syndrome?

500

Inward chest movement during inspiration and outward movement during expiration.

What is paradoxical breathing?

500

Patient is biting the tube, has thick secretions, or is coughing.

What are reasons the high pressure alarm may sound on the ventilator?

500

Cause of respiratory acidosis and hypoxia in patients with ARDS.

What is V/Q mismatch?