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Balloting the ETT cuff refers to exerting gentle bouncing pressure over the suprasternal notch while palpating
used to adjust tube ... the ETT until ballottement ... #Endotracheal #ETTube
Shoulder Effusion Ballottement on Physical Examination

Shoulder effusion. You can ballot and see fluid return at posterior
Shoulder Effusion Ballottement ... Shoulder #Effusion #Ballottement
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
supination, Painful balottement
Nasogastric Tube Placement on Point of Care Ultrasound - Transverse View
The cervical esophagus is left of
Nasogastric Tube ... #Nasogastric #NGTube
Capnography Waveforms
Sudden loss of waveform
 • ET tube disconnected, dislodged, kinked or obstructec
 • Loss of
waveform • ET tube ... Decreasing EtCO2 • ET tube ... cuff leak • ET tube
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
Assessment of Chest Tube ... Function TUBE ... : is the chest tube ... • If a chest tube ... CHEST TUBE OUTPUT
Blakemore Tube Procedure Instructions

1) Resuscitate & Intubate  - After resuscitating. intubate with head of bed
Blakemore Tube Procedure ... Label "G" on OG Tube ... - Place the OG tube ... . label the OG tube ... #Blakemore #Tube
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Chest Tube Placement ... Tray o Chest tube ... o Direct the tube ... and unclamp the tube ... o Secure tube
Chest Tube Drainage System - Chambers and Functionality
Clamp: simulates NO chest tube in at all
Chamber 1:
Chest Tube Drainage ... simulates NO chest tube ... down indicates tube ... StanfordChiefs #Chest #Tube
Surgical Chest Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax or Hemothorax
PREPARE
 • Landmark: Anterior Axillary Line, 4th or 5th
Surgical Chest Tube ... • Insert Tube ... Clamp ends of tube ... Insert tube into ... around base of tube