breathing problems:

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1. what is the pleura?

  • a thin double-based layer covering the base of the lungs.
  • a thin double-based layer separating the two lungs.
  • a thin double-based layer that humidifies inhaled oxygen.
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2. Transudate effusions resolve whenever:

  • Circulatory problems have been treated.
  • The chest has been drained.

3. There is no cause or underlying condition associated with a:

  • traumatic pneumothorax.
  • hemothorax.
  • primary pneumothorax.
  • secondary pneumothorax.

4. Larger effusions can be drained using:

  • pleurodesis.
  • thoracentesis.

5. if swinging stops, because of a blockage, what is the patient at risk of?

  • acidosis.
  • a tension pneumothorax.
  • bacterial pneumonia.

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