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The Patient's Chest Tube Is Attached to a One-Way Flutter

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The patient's chest tube is attached to a one-way flutter valve that allows air to escape the chest cavity and prevents air from reentering.How does the nurse document this finding?


Definitions:

Diaphysis

The shaft or central part of a long bone.

Epiphyseal Plate

Also known as the growth plate, it is a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at the ends of long bones, where bone growth occurs.

Lacunae

Small cavities in bone or cartilage tissue that house cells.

Spongy Bone

Also known as cancellous or trabecular bone; a less dense, more porous form of bone found at the ends of long bones and in the vertebrae.

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