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Chest Tube Basics

This quiz will gauge your understanding from the Chest Tubes series reviewing over the basics of management.

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Question 1 of 5

Patient movement can help to facilitate drainage.

A

True

B

False

Question 2 of 5

Signs of infection at the insertion site would include all of the following EXCEPT

A

Redness

B

Fever

C

Crepitus

D

Swelling

Question 3 of 5

What do we call the oscillation of the water level for the water seal?

A

Air leak

B

Crepitus

C

Milking

D

Tidaling

Question 4 of 5

Which of the locations of possible air leak is rare?

A

Drainage unit

B

Patient

C

Connection

D

Insertion site

Question 5 of 5

It is ok to clamp the chest tube for more than 10 seconds.

A

True

B

False

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