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q.3_____________? - sarim - ArchivalUser - 10-18-2011
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Chest_Drainage_Device.PNG
Tube is inserted in which "Intercostal Space" ?
0 - ArchivalUser - 10-18-2011
5th intercostal space
0 - ArchivalUser - 10-18-2011
thoracocenthesis - 8-9 IS, midaxillary line
0 - ArchivalUser - 10-18-2011
5th. Since the nipple is 4th.
0 - ArchivalUser - 10-18-2011
"Tube Thoracostomy"
-Tube is Inserted thru "5th Intercostal Space" slightly "Anterior to the Mid-axillary line'
(Lateral to the Nipple but Medial to the Latissimus Dorsi muscle)
-This is done when there is an "Ongoing Production" of air, fluid or pus in the pleural space.
0 - ArchivalUser - 10-18-2011
oh.., Thanks Sarim.
0 - ArchivalUser - 10-18-2011
Why did they choose 5th intercostal space and in that area in particular? I mean we still can insert the tube above rib 7 (midclavicular), above 9 (midaxillary) or above 11(paravertebral) safely, right?
Thanks sarim for the quesition!