Across
- 2. tube emergency priority Immediate assessment and intervention to protect breathing and circulation
- 3. Abnormally fast heart rate that can occur with respiratory or circulatory compromise
- 7. Forcefully squeezing the chest tube to move drainage; should not be performed
- 9. breath sounds Lack of audible breath sounds that may indicate lung collapse or pneumothorax
- 11. tube disconnection Separation of the chest tube from the drainage system
- 13. Low oxygen level in the blood
- 14. dressing Dressing placed over a chest tube insertion site with one side left open to allow air to escape
Down
- 1. saline Temporary solution used to create a water seal if the drainage system becomes disconnected
- 4. tube dislodgement Chest tube becomes partially or completely displaced from the patient
- 5. distress Difficulty breathing indicating possible chest tube or lung complication
- 6. Abnormally low blood pressure that may occur with tension pneumothorax
- 8. gauze Occlusive gauze used when a chest tube comes out of the patient
- 10. pneumothorax Life-threatening buildup of pressure in the pleural space that compresses the lung and can impair circulation
- 11. Temporarily closing the chest tube; should not be done routinely because it can cause tension pneumothorax
- 12. Distention of the jugular veins that can occur with increased intrathoracic pressure