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Can open pneumothorax lead to tension pneumothorax?
yes
What are the types of pneumothorax?
There are four types of pneumothorax. The types are: traumatic pneumothorax, tension pneumothorax, primary spontaneous pneumothorax, and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.
What is the difference between tension pneumothorax and spontaneous pneumothorax?
tracheal deviation
What are you attempting to prevent by sealing a sucking chest wound with an occlusive dressing?
Tension pneumothorax
Is Tension Pneumothorax within an LVN's scope of practice or an RN's scope of practice?
Tension pneumothorax is a diagnosis, not an intervention. Nurse practice acts define the scope of practice in terms of interventions, not in terms of medical problems. Consider what interventions you're asking about.
What are the indications of inter coastal drainage?
pneumothorax tension pnemothorax spontaneous pnemothorax haemopnemothorax rib fracture emphyma
What is the root word of hypertension?
The root word of hypertension is "tension," which refers to the force or pressure within blood vessels when the heart pumps blood.
What are you attempting to prevent by sealing a sucking chest wound?
Tension pneumothorax which is where the lung cavity fills with air and crushes the remaining good lung.
The difference between pleural effusion and a pneumothorax?
Pneumothorax is the result of an injury where air gets into the chest cavity. It can result from an open wound in the chest, such as by being stabbed, or it can occur from a closed wound such as broken ribs. Tension pneumothorax is the buildup of air in the chest cavity collapses the lung and puts pressure on the heart, which then can't pump blood effectively.
Etymology of hypertension?
Hypertension is a stress induced disorder. Stress often comes from tension, and hyper just means lots of or super crazy. So you've got lots of super crazy stress, and that gives you hypertension.
What are the types of Hypertension?
As far as I know there are many causes of hypertension (high blood pressure); but as far as types of hyper tension--I believe there are only chronic (long term pathological) and acute (sudden onset, or unusual presentation of).
What are the root prefix and suffix words for?
Hyper means above and tension means pressure so, hypertension means above pressure
