Loujain Hekmat Ahmad about 4 years ago
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A 46yo man is being treated for a pleural effusion. A chest drain has been sited just below the 4th rib in the mid-axillary line on his right side.
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about 4 years ago
C. Intercostal artery. There are bundles of nerves, arteries and veins just below (and slightly behind) every rib. If needing to access the thoracic space, always do so from just above the rib, to avoid the artery, vein and nerve bundle.
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about 4 years ago
✅The correct answer is: C. Intercostal artery. ⚠️Most vulnerable structure is intercostal nerve, then intercostal artery then intercostal vein. 💡As intercostal nerve is not in the options, intercostal artery is the answer here.
