Posted: October 9th, 2017
Which of the following measures best determines that a patient who had a pneumothorax no longer needs a chest tube?
Which of the following measures best determines that a patient who had a pneumothorax no longer needs a chest tube?
A. You see a lot of drainage from the chest tube.
B. Arterial blood gas (ABG) levels are normal.
C. The chest X-ray continues to show the lung is 35% deflated.
D. The water-seal chamber doesn’t fluctuate when no suction is applied.
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