PneumoDart ?

Posted By: Pneumo-Dart? on 2005-09-25
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The patient has pneumothorax & doctor is using PneumoDart.

Does anyone know the correct spelling for this?? I can't document.

TIA!

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I copied this from a site on google.

Pneumothorax

� Clinical � dyspnea, pleuritic CP

� Physical findings � tracheal deviation,

absence of breath sounds

� Risk � recent central line, ventilator,

trauma, spontaneous/cough/etc

� Dx: CXR

� Rx: if small, stable can observe; repeat

CXR; pneumodart/chest tube