A 43 year old patient receiving mechanical ventilation has a…
A 43 year old patient receiving mechanical ventilation has an arterial line in place. It is noticed that there is a significant difference between the non-invasive BP taken on the left arm and arterial line reading on the right arm. What could explain the difference?
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A nurse is caring for a patient with a chest tube following a pneumothorax. Upon assessment, the nurse notes that there is no drainage in the collection chamber and the water seal chamber is not fluctuating with breathing. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
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