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.
The kidney. Illustration of a sectioned kidney, which reveals its internal features.
Polycystic kidney disease. Notice the presence of numerous fluid-filled sacs, or cysts, in these kid
Immunization with a vaccine. A healthcare professional is injecting a vaccine into the patient’s arm
Research reveals that children’s motives for engaging in sports are to have fun and gain skills ...
A surgeon holds a pacemaker next to an X-ray of a pacemaker implanted in a patient’s chest.
A patient with Cushing’s syndrome (A) before and (B) after receiving treatment. Sharmyn McGraw