RMI123 Week7 lecture - tubes, lines, and other devices

Flashcards about tubes, lines and devices connected to the patient

What does nasogastric mean?

Through the nose reaching the stomach.

What does nasoenteric mean?

Through the nose reaching the small intestine

What is a gastrostomy tube?

Opening in the stomach

What is an endotracheal tube?

Tube inside the trachea

How does a nasogastric tube work?

Inserted through the nasal pairings into the stomach, and it can reach up to the duodenum or jejunum.

What is the purpose of the radiopaque tip in the nasogastric tube?

To allow the visualization on the images of fluoroscopy.

What is a radiograph?

An instrument or a machine to record the images.

What is a radiogram?

An X-ray image.

What is the purpose of the nasogastric tube?

To keep the stomach free of the gastric contents or air; also used for healing purposes and diagnostic examinations; it can also be used to put medications or control bleeding.

What kind of functions do Neutrophils perform?

Used for feeding and to control bleeding from the esophageal varices.

What is a nasoenteric tube?

Passes into the duodenum and other parts of small intestine, maybe jejunum, usually up to that level.

What is the purpose of the nasoenteric tube?

To decompress the intestine.

What does a Cantor tube do?

Relieves the obstruction in the small bowel.

What does a Kari's tube do?

For gastric and intestinal decompression.

What does a Miller Abbott tube do?

Also used for decompression.

How is the insertion of tubes facilitated?

Patient is asked to constantly keep swallowing as the tube progresses inside, then it is taped outside to hold the tube in place in the stomach, and finally, the X-ray is taken to make sure that the tube is in the correct place.

What is a gastrostomy tube?

Opening into the stomach usually through the abdominal wall for the purpose of feeding the patient who cannot eat normally.

What is an endotracheal tube?

Inserted into the trachea through the mouth to establish an airway, and then patient is connected to the ventilator.

What is the correct placement of the ETT tube?

Five to seven centimeters above the carina.

What is the carina?

The bifurcation of the trachea where it divides into primary bronchus, right and left primary bronchus.

What is a tracheostomy tube?

Opening into the trachea to relieve the respiratory distress.

What is a pneumothorax?

Air has entered the pleural cavity.

What is a hemothorax?

Blood has entered the pleural cavity that will prevent the expansion of lungs

What is a pleural effusion?

Excessive fluid buildup due to some of infection

Where is venous catheter placed?

junction of brachiocephalic vein and the superior vena cava.

Peripherally inserted central catheter.

In the central vein at the junction of right atrium in SVC.

What is the function of tissue drains?

Placed in wounds or at, in the operative size when drainage is expected.

What is a nosocomial infection?

An infection acquired during hospitalization.

What is a UTI?

The most common HAI due to nonsteroid techniques of catheter insertion.

Straight catheters

Used for only draining the bladder, and then immediately it is removed.

Indwelling

It dwells in the bladder, meaning, it stays in the bladder, and bag must always be below the bladder.

What is suprapubic?

About the pubis pubic area.

Ureteral stents

More permanent, and they are put from the renal pelvis into the urinary bladder to drain the urine from that kidney.

Where are ostomies placed?

Always proximal to the site of pathology.