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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Salem Sump | a double lumen with an air vent, (blue pigtail) which also allows air to enter the patient’s stomach |
| Levine | a single lumen tube used in decompression or feeding. |
| Dob-hoff | there is no suction attached- single lumen. It is smaller and more flexible than other NG tubes, and therefore is usually more comfortable for the patient |
| rebound pain in the abdomen usually means what? | apendicitis |
| hypoactive bowel sounds | 0 to 4 bowel sounds heard for up to 5 min in all 4 quadrants |
| hyperactive bowel sounds | > 30 bowel sounds in a minute |
| what does the back sound like when percussed? | resonates |
| absent bowel sounds | sounds are considered absent if no sounds heard after listening to all four quadrants for 2-5 minutes |
| what do you call normal bowel sounds? | active |
| crackles | heard during inspiration or on expiration w/collapsed or blocked airways-more commonly w/inspiration. They imply either accumulation of fluid secretions |
| wheezes | classified as either high or low pitched. High pitch wheezes; associated w/dz of the sm airways & low pitch w/dz of lg airways. Wheezes imply dec airway lumen diameter |
| stridor | intense continuous wheezes. auscultation with a stethoscope can usually id an area of max intensity associated w/airway obstruction. This is typically either at the larynx or thoracic inlet. Stridor indicates upper airway obstruction. |
| rhonchi or rales | Rhonchi are also described as "continuous" sounds. They are lower in pitch than wheezes and have a snoring quality |
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arsho
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