Question

3. You're doing rounds in the ER when a patient is rushed in. The patient suffered major trauma in

a car accident. The damage is described as a prolapsed right lung that has penetrated the
abdominopelvic cavity. Describe what damage the lung has suffered. Use your knowledge of
body cavities, and anatomical planes and positions.

Answer 1

The cause of lung prolapse is the affection of the pulmonary pleura or the possible perforation of the lung

Step-by-step explanation:

The pulmonary pleura presents the right pressure balance so that the lungs do not collapse, like the lungs, which inside the pressure is positive or higher in relation to the atmosphere.

That the intrapulmonary pressure is less than the external one is because of the pleura and the integrity of the lung wall, if these structures are affected the lung becomes less pressure than the atmosphere and collapses quickly like a punctured balloon.

Perform tomography, radiography and auscultation in the middle third of the upper limb on the side of the damaged lung in the lower intercostal area both from the front and in profile to be able to analyze the phenomenon that is occurring.