Which represents the best positioning for a drainage bag or leg bag? A leg bag should be used for patients who must keep their legs elevated.
A drainage bag should be attached to a hook with the saline drip.
A drainage bag should be attached to the bed but not bed rails.
A leg bag should be used for patients who are rarely mobile.

A drainage bag should be attached to the bed but not bed rails.

Explanation:

A leg bag or drainage bag should be attached to the bed but not bed rails. This is because the drainage bag and leg bag are connected to a catheter in order to collect urine. Therefore, in order to do so, the bag needs to be below the patient's bladder level so that gravity naturally allows the urine to flow into the bag, however, the bag should not be touching the floor. The bed would naturally be the best place for the bag to be attached since it is below the patient and raised from the floor. The guard rails are too high to attach to the bag too since they are there to prevent the patient's body from falling out of bed.

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    however, coronary heart disease , or chd, is actually a result of coronary artery disease, or cad, said edward a. fisher, m.d., ph.d., m.p.h., an american heart association volunteer who is the leon h. charney professor of cardiovascular medicine and also of the marc and ruti bell vascular biology and disease program at the nyu school of medicine.

  with coronary artery disease, plaque first grows within the walls of the coronary arteries until the blood flow to the heart’s muscle is limited. view an illustration of coronary arteries. this is also called ischemia. it may be chronic, narrowing of the coronary artery over time and limiting of the blood supply to part of the muscle. or it can be acute, resulting from a sudden rupture of a plaque and formation of a thrombus or blood clot.

    the traditional risk factors for coronary artery disease are high ldl cholesterol, low hdl cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history, diabetes, smoking, being post-menopausal for women and being older than 45 for men, according to fisher. obesity may also be a risk factor.

    “coronary artery disease begins in childhood, so that by the teenage years, there is evidence that plaques that will stay with us for life are formed in most people,” said fisher, who is former editor of the american heart association journal, atvb. “preventive measures instituted early are thought to have greater lifetime benefits. healthy lifestyles will delay the progression of cad, and there is hope that cad can be regressed before it causes chd.”

  living a healthy lifestyle that incorporates good nutrition, weight management and getting plenty of physical activity can play a big role in avoiding cad.

    “coronary artery disease is preventable,” agreed johnny lee, m.d., president of new york heart associates, and an american heart association volunteer. “typical warning signs are chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations and even fatigue.” if you feel any of these symptoms, don’t delay — call 9-1-1.