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list 5 indications for bronchoscopy
- removal of foreign objects
- removal of mucus plugs to treat atelectasis
- pulm hemmorhage
- difficult tracheal intubation
- biopsy of airway tumors
- sputum collection for culture and sensitivity
list 8 complications of bronchoscopy
- hypoxemia
- laryngospasm
- bronchospasm
- arrhythmias
- hemorrhage
- resp depression
- hypotension
- pneymothorax
name one medication that is commonly used to achieve conscious sedation before bronchoscopy
- diazepam - valium
- midazolam - versed
what is the purpose of administering atropine before procedure

to dry out the airway
how should the bronchoscope be cleaned after the procedure

soak in glutaraldehyde (cidex) solution for 3 to 10 h to disinfect or sterilize
what is the purpose of inserting a chest tube

drain fluid or air from the pleural space so lung may reexpand
if the water in the water seal bottle is not fluctuating, what shoud be suspected

obstruction of the tube
if a chest tube becomes obstructed, what may occur

tension pneumothorax
if an air leak from a chest tube is suspected, what should be done first

clamp the tube and identifu the source of the leak
how much negative pressure is generally required to help evacuate fluid or air from the pleural space

-15 cm h2o

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5 study guide

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