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Hemopneumothorax

Any websites or book suggestions on Hemopneumothorax? or hemo-pneumothorax? I have a case study due next week and can only find info on pneumothorax or Hemomothorax not both together...

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    Well, if you're totally lost, you could start with Google.

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    I have used Google and my nursing books I have acess to. What I can find is either a pneumothorax or hemomothorax not both together...I have one article from a nursing journal that is "decent"...but I need more info like ER care, chest tube place placement ect

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    Google pops up, for me, a whole raft of articles on hemopneumothorax, including a nice summary article in Wikipedia, including the need for a chest tube; perhaps the discussion isn't in the nursing detail you seek.

    Does your school's library subscribe to web data bases, and allow you access? Many schools do; if so, this could give you access to many more journal articles than you might need, or even be able to use.

    Btw, what's a hemomothorax?

    Or, you might approach it this way: if "you" have a hemothorax, just where is that hemo in the thorax coming from, if not associated with a pneumothorax? (What's the most common cause of a hemopneumothorax? What's the effect of the hemo in the pneumothorax?)

    HTH.

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    Hemopneumothorax is a common injury for blunt force trauma. Click on the link and you will see a tome of information about hemopneumothorax. Here are a ton of medscape references for hemo, pneumo and hemopneumothorax (emergency medicine). Medscape requires registration but it is free.....and a great resource or information. Google also has information. Chest tube insertion
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    What is your case study senario?

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    I just found one with some more info by putting "signs and symptoms". Thanks!! I just am struggling with this!

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    Tell me what are you strugging with? Can I help? Click on the links on the colored words above you'll find plenty.

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    The HIGH PRIORITY nursing assesments in a patient who may be having a right hemo-pneumothorax. If I am correct you would ausculate the fields observing/listening/monitoring for diminished breath sounds and check the motion of the chest wall during inhalation for asymmetrial movement.

    Also then chest tubes would need to be placed...is there are good website for nursing interventions for a patient with a chest tube?? I know you need to asses VS, pain, the CUD...

    Most of the websites I am finding are for patients having chest tubes put in not for nurses....I keep hitting walls....

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    Chest Drainage Unit=CDU Opps!!!

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    Gotcha. I didn't k oe CDU either lol.

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    The HIGH PRIORITY nursing assessments in a patient who may be having a right hemopneumothorax. If I am correct you would auscultate the fields observing/listening/monitoring for diminished breath sounds and check the motion of the chest wall during inhalation for asymmetrical movement.

    Also then chest tubes would need to be placed...is there are good website for nursing interventions for a patient with a chest tube?? I know you need to asses VS, pain, the CUD...

    Most of the websites I am finding are for patients having chest tubes put in not for nurses....I keep hitting walls....

    CDU??? I have been a nurse for a long time and that was a new one. This is what the Joint Commission means by using unapproved abbreviation....it leaves too much room for error. It is good practice to get used to it as a student.

    Usually, when you have had enough trauma to cause a Hemo (blood) pneumo(air) thorax (collapse) means that the patient has suffered an excessive amount of blunt force trauma to the chest and possibly the Great vessels.....the aorta, heart and cerebral and subclavian arteries. Another condition that accompanies these types of injures is flail chest and when there is a hemopneumothorax another condition called "Tension pneumothorax" is life threatening. Knowing that a patient has suffered that mount of blunt force trauma to the chest will lead you on the path of critical thinking of what other subsequent injuries a patient has suffered as a result of this trauma.

    Here are results that my search on google revealed

    Nursing care plan for patients with chest tubes

    Chest Trauma: Nursing Care and Management

    NUrsing care for chest tubes

    nursing diagnosis for patient with chest tubes

    nursing assessment for patient with chest tubes

    care of the patient with tension pneumothorax

    care of the patient with tension pneumo

    care of the patient with flail chest.

    chest tube management

    I hope this helps.

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