Multiple Choice
Forty-eight hours after the chest tube insertion Ms. Paul remains on mechanical ventilation. While assessing the chest tube system, you note small bubbles in the water seal chamber generated during peak inspiration. This is an indication of which of the following:
A) normal functioning of the water seal chamber.
B) bronchopleural fistula.
C) low water level in the chamber.
D) high suction pressure from the suction chamber.
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