How long do airlines stop patients from flying for after they have had a pneumothorax?
6 weeks
12 weeks
3 months
6 months
If a patients chest drain has been clamped they will have to report signs of:
chest tightness
SOB
Chest Pain
Claustrophobia
Headache
Indication for removal of chest drain for pneumothorax include?
no air leak for 24 hours
observing conditions where the line is patent
The lung is fully inflated on x-ray
The patient does not experience SOB
There is no swinging in the UWSD
Indication for removal of chest drain for haemothorax is reduced collection of how much fluid over how long?
100ml over 12 hours
200ml over 24 hours
200ml over 12 hours
100ml over 24 hours
Definition: Epistaxis
bleeding from the nose
vomiting
nausea
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