Match the following chest devices, tubes, and catheters with the appropriate function listed be-low

a. Endotracheal tube
b. Central venous catheter
c. Umbilical vein catheter
d. Pleural drainage tube
e. Umbilical artery catheter
f. Pacemaker
g. Pulmonary arterial catheter
h. Automatic implantable defibrillator

1. regulates the heart rate

2. measures oxygen saturation

3. used for infusion of substances too toxic for peripheral infusion

4. used to detect arrhythmias and deliver an electrical shock to the heart

5. removes fluid or air from pleural space

6. measures atrial and pulmonary artery pressures

7. used to inflate the lungs

8. delivers fluids and medications


1. ANS: F
2. ANS: E
3. ANS: B
4. ANS: H
5. ANS: D
6. ANS: G
7. ANS: A
8. ANS: C

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