Will give likes 7. Thoracentesis is indicated in the following circumstances except? Pneumothorax Suspected Infected ple

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Will give likes 7. Thoracentesis is indicated in the following circumstances except? Pneumothorax Suspected Infected ple

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7. Thoracentesis is indicated in the following circumstances
except?
Pneumothorax
Suspected Infected pleural
fluid
Malignancy
Chylothorax
9.
A patient with a history of COPD presents to the ER with
worsening shortness of breath and pain in her left chest. She is
hemodynamically stable. Chest x-ray reveals a 25% pneumothorax.
What is the next step in managing this patient?
Intubate the patient
Insert a chest tube
Perform needle decompression
Monitor with serial chest x-rays every 12 hours
10.
A 17 year-old female patient comes to the ER with bleeding gums.
You notice she has what looks like purple spots on her abdomen. She
also states she has extra heavy menstrual cycles. No past medical
history except a recent viral infection. Her labs reveal: Platelets
of 20,000 and a hematocrit of 37%. All coags are normal. What is
the appropriate blood product for her?
Packed RBC
Fresh frozen
plasma
Platelets
Cryoprecipitate
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