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What are the functions of a chest tube in a patient with chest trauma that causes bleeding and pneumothorax?1. to measure the rate of bleeding2. to improve ventilation3. to allow lung reexpansion

Swelling of the false vocal cords and epiglottis causes the life threatening loss of airway in epiglottitis patients..

A patient presents in the emergency room with: A dull percussion note on the right and an elevated diaphragm on the right.. Which of the following is most likely the cause of the clinical findings?

A chest injury that allows air to enter the thoracic cavity through a fistula or hole in the thoracic cage is called an open chest wound.

Nueromuscular patients such as Myasthenia and Guillain-Barre, are at a high risk of developing?

Which of the following are associated with myasthenia gravis?1. It interferes with acetylcholine transmission.2. It causes weakness of voluntary muscles.3. It is usually an ascending paralysis 4. It often follows flu like symptoms or a vaccine

If a portfolio has a beta of 0.75, this indicates  

A BIPAP patient is observed having attempts to breathe that do not trigger a breath.  What adjustment should be made to the BIPAP?

Given Reaction 1: H2O(L) + N2O5(g) –> 2HNO3(aq)  

During a chest assessment on a patient with a large pneumothorax, which of the following would be expected?1. Increased tactile and vocal fremitus2. Tympanic percussion note3. Diminished breath sounds4. Tracheal shift away from effected lung