Pneumothorax A pneumothorax is a collection of free air in the chest outside the lung that causes the lung to collapse. Types: A spontaneous pneumothorax, also referred to as a primary pneumothorax, occurs in the absence of a traumatic injury to the chest or a known lung disease. A secondary (also termed complicated) pneumothorax occurs as a result of an underlying
called plaque builds up inside the artery (National Heart, Lung, and blood Institute, 2014, par.1). SPO2 stands for peripheral capillary oxygen saturation, an estimate of amount of oxygen in the blood (Healthcare4Home, 2018, par.1). Atelectasis is the collapse or closure of lungs resulting in reduced or absent of gas exchange. It may affect all or part
(Grade: / ) Title: Pig Dissection By:Hunter Marshall & Kevin Huveldt Fetal Pig Lab Introduction: Day 1 Date: 5/1/15 Objective: The objectives of today were to get our pigs and look at the outsides or external, features on the pig. The Pig was quite unlike anything I have seen before, and I good feeling to see our pig that we will be working on for the next five days. We were left to do our labs by yourself and not have very many instructions, but I think that we are expected to do