NBME 21 Answers : Block 4 : #22 = A 57-year-old woman is brought to the emergency ...

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A 57-year-old woman is brought to the emergency ...

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submitted by lizard(5),

Inserting the needle into the 9th intercostal space, midaxillary line during expiration will avoid the inferior border of the lung.

lizard Midclavicular line--> 7th intercostal space Paravertebral --> 10th intercostal space. +4

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submitted by burak(3),

Pleural space: Midcavicular line: 6-8th ribs Midaxillary line: 8-10th ribs Paravertebral line: 10-12nd ribs

So physician must insert a needle in 8-10th ribs in midaxillary line; but insertion below the 9th rib still has a risk to damage abdominal organs such as liver. Upper border of 9th rib is fine.

Uw question ID: 844

et-tu-bromocriptine Visual aid that may seem familiar: https://imgur.com/a/JRrN8XH +1

burak thanks! +