Which of the following terms describe the lung injury associated ...

[madam-professor]

Which of the following terms describe the lung injury associated with the use of low tidal vol-umes?
 
  a. Biotrauma
  b. Barotrauma
  c. Volutrauma
  d. Atelectrauma

Question 2

Physical assessment indicating the presence of a tension pneumothorax includes which of the following?
 
  1. Unequal chest excursion
  2. Hyperresonance upon chest percussion
  3. Absent breath sounds
  4. Loud breath sounds
  a. 1 and 3 only
  b. 1, 2, and 3 only
  c. 3 and 4 only
  d. 2, 3, and 4 only

[Koolkid240]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Lung damage may also occur when ventilating at low tidal volumes, if alveoli are allowed to de-flate and reinflate repeatedly with each breath. This injury is called atelectrauma.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Pneumothorax is identified by observation of a decrease in chest movement, hyperresonance on percussion, and decreased or absent breath sounds over the affected side.

[madam-professor]

TYSM

[Laurenleakan]

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