11. Hemothorax vs. Pneumothorax
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Respiratory Hemothorax vs. Pneumothorax Key Sign & Memory Trick Tension Pneumothorax Treatment: Hemothorax Pneumothorax HESI Queson During central line placement the paent develops dyspnea and tachypnea and the provider asks for a chest tube tray... Suspected pneumothorax Blood collects in pleural space (space between lung and chest wall) resulting in lung collapse. Think hemo meaning blood like HEMOglobin. Lung collapses due to AIR in pleural space. Key sign: hyperresonance - like taping on a hollow drum or tree. Can result from an open pneumothorax, where air gets sucked into the pleural space when breathing in & can't get out, known as a sucking chest wound. All this built-up pressure can push organs & trachea to one side. Hemothorax Pneumothorax Tension Pneumothorax HEMOTHORAX PNEUMOTHORAX TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX H HIGH AIR H HYPERRESONANCE L BLOOD OR FLUID L DULL RESONANCE T TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX T TRACHEAL DEVIATION Chest tube Open pneumothorax “sucking sound” Tape on 3 sides Cover the wound with occlusive (petroleum gauze) dressing 1st Dyspnea Tachycardia Tachypnea
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RespiratoryHemothorax vs. Pneumothorax
Key Sign & Memory Trick
Tension Pneumothorax
Treatment:
Hemothorax
Pneumothorax
HESI QuestionDuring central line placement the patient develops dyspnea and tachypnea and the provider asks for a chest tube tray...
Suspected pneumothorax
Blood collects in pleural space (space between lung and chest wall) resulting in lung collapse. Think hemo meaning blood like HEMOglobin.
Lung collapses due to AIR in pleural space. Key sign: hyperresonance - like taping on a hollow drum or tree.
Can result from an open pneumothorax, where air gets sucked into thepleural space when breathing in & can't get out, known as a sucking chest wound. All this built-up pressure can push organs & trachea to one side.
Hemothorax
Pneumothorax
Tension Pneumothorax
HEMOTHORAX
PNEUMOTHORAX
TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX
HHIGH AIR
HHYPERRESONANCE
LBLOOD OR FLUID
LDULL RESONANCE
TTENSION
PNEUMOTHORAX
TTRACHEALDEVIATION
Chest tube Open pneumothorax “sucking sound”
Tape on 3 sides
Cover the wound with occlusive(petroleum gauze) dressing
1st
Dyspnea Tachycardia Tachypnea
