Question

1.The healthcare provider is caring for a patient on a ventilator with an endotracheal tube in place. What assessment data indicate the tube has migrated too far down the trachea? Select one:

a. Decreased breath sounds on the left side of the chest

b. Increased crackles bilaterally

2.A patient suddenly becomes unresponsive as you're speaking to him and develops
generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Your priority is to:
Select one:
a. Notify the primary care provider immediately.
b. Administer intravenous diazepam.
c. Establish an airway.
d. Perform a rapid neurologic exam.

c. High pressure alarm sounds

d. Low pressure alarm sounds

Answer 1

1.answer is A

Position of the standard endotracheal tube (ETT)
results in maximal pressure being exerted on the
posterior aspect of the larynx. The degree of damage
to these areas depends on the .

1sizeof the tube and the urationduof intubation.

2. Use of stylets and bougies predispose to trauma.
3. Additives to plastic may provoke tissue irritation.
4. Sterilization of plastic tubes with ethylene oxide may
lead to production of toxic ethylene glycol if adequate
time for drying has not been allowed.
5. Cuff related injuries might occur with the use of high
pressure cuffs or inappropriate use of low pressure
cuffs.

When tube shift to one side it decrease breath sound