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Chest tubes are used to drain fluid and air from around the heart after heart surgery. Some patients call them "garden hoses" because they big hose like tubes that are the first thing the patient notices when they wake up. Surgeons tend to choose larger rather than smaller tubes because the small tubes have a tendency to clog with blood and stop working. If the tube clogs and stops working while there is still bleeding in the early post operative period, blood can build up around the heart or lungs which can be life threatening. So the surgeons tend to choose larger tubes to try to minimize the potential for chest tube clogging.
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What part of the circulatory system is big as your first and is found in your chest cavity?
the heart
How big is your heart and where is it located?
The heart is approximately the size of your fist and is located in the middle/left part of your chest.
What are the soft elastic hollow tubes in the heart?
I think you mean the coronary arteries - the heart muscle itself has many blood vessels that feed it. When a big one gets blocked, the result is a heart attack.
Can you get pains in your chest and heart area from wind or acid?
I dont know what you mean by wind or acid... but most often pains in the chest signal an impending heart attack or GERD.... gastroesophageal reflux disease..... big word for excessive heartburn.
What is the meaning of the heart of education is education of the heart?
the heart is a sensitive organ it is located at the center of chest,behind the breastbone and at the center of the lungs.it is a busy pump.it weighs about 0.5 kilograms.it is a cone shaped.l it is as big as your fist.
Can a woman get her tubes untied?
I want to know if mass health will cover getting your tubes untied? I have had my tubes tied for 7 years and I`m thinking about having another baby, so after all these years having my tubes tied would I still be able to have a baby if I get them untied?
What are the big test tubes called?
Bigger, fatter test tubes are usually called boiling tubes.
What would cause a dark spot next to the heart on an Xray?
This is the visible portion of the heart in an xray. From this an MD can tell if the heart is too big, and if there are any structural problems within the chest cavity.
Are your lungs in your upper back?
your lungs are just inside your ribcage, from the chest in. there is your heart, stomach, spine, some arm muscles, and big arteries and veins between your lungs and your back skin. there is just the ribcage and a couple big blood vessels between the lungs and the chest.
What is the thing called that is in iron man's chest?
It is a miniaturized arc reactor. There is a big one in his factory.
How big is the adult heart?
big as the adult's heart
Does having a big butt mean you'll have a big chest?
Nope
