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joe

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on: Jul 2, 2018
A patient with a history of COPD experiences a sudden onset of sharp chest pain. Your exam reveals an anxious patient who is breathing rapidly, and has diminished breath sounds to the left lower lobe of the lung and midline trachea. The patient has MOST likely experienced a:
 
  A) sucking chest wound.
  B) flail segment.
  C) tension pneumothorax.
  D) simple pneumothorax.

Question 2

The tonsil-tip suction catheter is BEST used to suction:
 
  A) the lower airway.
  B) through an endotracheal tube.
  C) the nasopharynx.
  D) the upper airway.


snackralk

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

D


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