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Chest Tube Physiology

This quiz will gauge your understanding from the Chest Tubes series reviewing over the physiology.

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Question 1 of 5

What do we call the difference between the intrapulmonary pressure and the intrapleural pressure?

A

Transpulmonary pressure

B

Driving pressure

C

Hydrostatic pressure

D

Alveolar pressure

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following is accumulation of air in the pleural space?

A

Hemothorax

B

Pneumothorax

C

Pleural effusion

Question 3 of 5

When intrapleural pressure becomes less negative, or more positive, what happens to the lung?

A

Expansion

B

Stiffens

C

Collapse

D

Swells

Question 4 of 5

In the 3-bottle system, what creates the one way valve?

A

Mechanical valve

B

Biological valve

C

Clamp

D

Water seal

Question 5 of 5

A modern single chest tube system contains all 3 parts of the old 3-bottle system.

A

True

B

False

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