CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
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Question
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Continue technique if pain is tolerable
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Discontinue technique and apply heat
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Discontinue technique and apply cold
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Discontinue and ask patient to apply cold at home
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Detailed explanation-1: -A chest tube falling out is an emergency. Immediately apply pressure to chest tube insertion site and apply sterile gauze or place a sterile Jelonet gauze and dry dressing over insertion site and ensure tight seal. Apply dressing when patient exhales. If patient goes into respiratory distress, call a code.
Detailed explanation-2: -When a patient is under artificial respiration and meets the conditions for removal of the chest tube, the tube can be removed 5-7 days after insertion while fully observing precautions. In other words, the tube will be removable after a chest X-ray is taken and an open chest is ensured.
Detailed explanation-3: -Assessment of lung sounds is vital to nursing care of a client with a chest tube. Monitoring the client’s vital signs (blood pressure and pulse) every fifteen minutes, their level of consciousness, and their ability to breathe on their own.
Detailed explanation-4: -Introduction: In the treatment of a spontaneous pneumothorax (SP), there is consensus that chest tubes should be removed only when there is a re-expansion of lung and no clinical evidence of an air leak.