PNEUOMOTHORAX - ACCURATE ANSWERS A HOLE IN THE LUNG (CLOSED PTX) OR CHEST WALL (OPEN PTX) ALLOWS AIR TO RUSH INTO "PLEURAL" SPACE
SIMPLE PNEUMOTHORAX - ACCURATE ANSWERS -DECREASED BREATH SOUNDS ON INJURED SIDE (LUNG, WITHOUT CONNECTION TO CHEST WALL, DOES NOT TRANSMIT SOUND THOUGH IT)
-ASYMMETR...
PNEUOMOTHORAX - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A HOLE IN THE
LUNG (CLOSED PTX) OR CHEST WALL (OPEN PTX) ALLOWS
AIR TO RUSH INTO "PLEURAL" SPACE
SIMPLE PNEUMOTHORAX - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ -
DECREASED BREATH SOUNDS ON INJURED SIDE (LUNG,
WITHOUT CONNECTION TO CHEST WALL, DOES NOT
TRANSMIT SOUND THOUGH IT)
-ASYMMETRICAL ENLARGEMENT OF INJURED SIDE (LUNG,
WITHOUT CONNECTION TO CHEST WALL, CANNOT PULL IT
DOWN)
TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ -
DECREASED BREATH SOUNDS ON INJURED SIDE (LUNG,
WITHOUT CONNECTION TO CHEST WALL, DOES NOT
TRANSMIT SOUND THOUGH IT)
-ASYMMETRICAL ENLARGEMENT OF INJURED SIDE (LUNG,
WITHOUT CONNECTION TO CHEST WALL, CANNOT PULL IT
DOWN)
-JVD JUGULAR VEINOUS DISTENSION (PRESSURE FROM
INJURY BACKS BLOOD UP TO JUGULAR
-TRACHEAL DEVIATION (PRESSURE FROM INJURED SIDE
PUSHES CHEST CONTENTS, INCLUDING TRACHEA, AWAY
FROM INJURED SIDE)
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