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1. Question on chest tubes!

   nathaliav replied to nathaliav's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you so much!

2. Question on chest tubes!

   nathaliav replied to nathaliav's topic in Student Assist

   Well first off, there are 2 questions that i need to answer: 1) The 2 chest tubes are attached to dual chamber chest drainage unit. How does this work? When it says "dual" does that mean that its just one drainage device, and the 2 chest tubes are co...

3. Question on chest tubes!

   nathaliav replied to nathaliav's topic in Student Assist

   I totally understand where you're coming from, and in fact I emailed me professor about this question too. Just waiting on his reply... If I added that the patient has 2 chest tubes, therefore he/she needs a dual chamber chest drainage unit, will tha...

4. Question on chest tubes!

   nathaliav replied to nathaliav's topic in Student Assist

   okay I see, so what you would do is mark the drainage on the atrium... and then get a new CDU ready, clamp tubes securely and momentarily, then replace the CDU and unclamp... Is this correct? The question that I am trying to answer requires me list ...

5. Question on chest tubes!

   nathaliav replied to nathaliav's topic in Student Assist

   ahh of course, thank you! that really helped! :)

6. Question on chest tubes!

   nathaliav posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hello everyone! I have a question: For a client who is post right upper lobe lung resection via a video assisted thoracoscopy (VATS), why does he/she require 2 chest tubes inserted in the right chest? I understand that the tubes are for removal of ...