Author Question: A patient with a flail chest is experiencing pendelluft. Which of the following would be expected in ... (Read 56 times)

NClaborn · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

A patient with a flail chest is experiencing pendelluft. Which of the following would be expected in a patient with a flail chest with pendelluft?

1. Hypoventilation
2. Hypertension
3. Cyclical deeper and then more shallow breathing
4. Rebreathing dead-space gas
a. 1, 4
b. 1, 3
c. 2, 3, 4
d. 1, 2, 3, 4

Question 2

A patient has been brought to the emergency department after inhaling superheated steam. Pulmonary injuries unique to this situation include:

1. atelectasis.
2. pulmonary edema.
3. thick secretions.
4. pharyngeal edema.
a. 3
b. 1, 2
c. 2, 3, 4
d. 1, 2, 3

katara · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Pendelluft is the movement of air from one lung to the other and results in hypoventilation and the rebreathing of dead-space gas.

Answer to Question 2

B
Inhaled superheated steam will burn all the way to the small airways and lungs. Injuries unique to a steam inhalation include pulmonary edema and atelectasis.