Hemopneumothorax

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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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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
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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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

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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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

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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What is CUD?

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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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