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Costal Line of Pleural Reflection

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8th rib MCL
10th rib MAL
12th rib sides of vertebral column

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Lower Margin of the lung

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6th rib MCL
8th rib MAL
10th rib sides of the vertebral column

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Parietal Pleura Nerve Supply

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Sensitive to pain, touch, temperature, and pressure

  1. Costal - intercostal nerve
  2. Mediastinal - phrenic nerve
  3. Diaphragmatic - phrenic and intercostal
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Visceral Plerua Nerve Supply

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Sensitive to stretch

Pulmonary Plexus

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Right Lung

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3 lobes
Horizontal and Oblique fissure
Larger, Heavier, Shorter and Wider
Epiarterial Bronchi - superior
Hyparterial  Bronchi - middle and inferior
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Left Lung

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2 Lobes
Obliqure fissure
Hyparterial Bronchi - superior and inferior

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Lobes of right ling

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  1. superior
  2. middle
  3. inferior

Horizontal fissure
Oblique fissure

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Lobes of left lung

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  1. superior
  2. inferior

Oblique fissure
Deep cardiac notch
Liingula

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Anatomical and surgical units of the lung

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bronchopulmonary segments

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Superior bronchopulmonary segment of the right lung

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  1. apical
  2. posterior
  3. anterior
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Middle bronchopulmonary segment of the right lung

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  1. lateral

2. medial

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Inferior bronchopulmonary segment of the right lung

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  1. superior
  2. anterior basal
  3. medial basal
  4. lateral basal
  5. posterior basal
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Superior bronchopulmonary segment of the left lung

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  1. apico posterior
  2. anterior
  3. superior
    4, inferior
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Inferior bronchopulmonary segment of the left lung

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  1. superior
  2. anterior basal
  3. medial basal
  4. lateral basal
  5. posterior basal
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Superior Lobe Breath sound

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anterior and superior aspect of thoracic wall

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Inferior Lobe Breath sound

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posterior and inferior aspect of the back

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Middle Lobe Breath sound

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anterior chest wall near the sternum, inferior to the right 4th costal cartilage

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Epirarterial Bronchus

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Right Superior Bronchus

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Hyparterial

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Right Middle and Inferior Bronchus

Left Superior and Inferior Bronchus

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Location of Cardiac Notch

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Superior Lobe of Left Lung

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Foreign Body in the Lungs (sitting/standing)

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  1. Right Inferior Lobe - posterior basal segment
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Foreign Body in the Lungs (supine)

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  1. Right inferior lobe - superior sgement
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Foreign Body in the Lungs (lying on the right side)

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Right superior lobe - posterior segment

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Foreign Body in the Lungs (lying on the left side)

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Left superior lobe - inferior lingular segment

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Aspiration pneumonia location
Superior Segment of the lower lobes
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Blood supply of lungs
1. bronchial arteries - descending thoracic aorta | 2. pulmonary arteries - pulmonary trunk
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Venous supply of lungs
1. bronchial veins - drains into azygous and hemiazygous veins 2. pulmonary veins - empty into left atrium
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Causes of Lower Trunk Brachial Injury
1. thoracic outlet obstruction 2. fracture of 1st rib 3. pancoast tumor
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Superior pulonary sulcus tumor; involves apex of lung
Pancoast Tumor
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Pancoast Syndrome
1. lower trunk brachial injury | 2. lesion of cervical sympathetic ganglia (horner syndrome)
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Lymph drainage of Lung | Lies deep in visceral pleura and drains lymph from the surface to the hilum of lung
Superficail/ Subpleural plexus
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Lymph drainage of Lung | Lies in the lung
Deep plexus
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Lymph drainage of Lung | Tracheobronchial Lymph nodes
Drain into bronchopulmonary/ Hilar Lymph nodes
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Nerve Supply of the lung
1. Sympathetic - bronchodilation and vasoconstriction | 2. Parasympathetic - bronchoconstriction and vasodilation and increased glandular secretion
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Intercostal Arteries
1. Posterior IC - branch of thoracic aorta | 2. Anterior IC - branch of internal thoracic and musculophrenic artery
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Intercostal Veins
1. Posterior IC - drains to azygous/hemiazygous veins | 2. Anterior IC - drains to internal thoracic vein
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Posterior Intercostal Arteries
First two - superior intercostal of the costocervical trunk | Remaining Branches - descending aorta
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Anterior Intercostal Arteries
Upper 6 - internal thoracic artery | Remaining - musculophrenic
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Thoracentesis
MAL 8th ICS | withdraw fluid from costodiaphragmatic recess
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Branches of Ascending Aorta
1. left coronary artery | 2. right coronary artery
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Branches of Arch of Aorta
1. left subclavian artery 2. left common carotid artery 3. right brachiocephalic artery
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Branches of the descending Aorta
1. bronchial artery 2. mediastinal artery 3. esophageal artery 4. posterior intercostal artery 5. pericardial artery 6. subcostal artery
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Continuation of Sigmoid Sinus
Internal Jugular Vein
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Tributaries of IJV
1. inferior petrosal sinus 2. pharyngeal 3. superior thyroid 4. facial vein 6. lingual vein 7. middle thyroid vein
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Sites of Central Venous Catheter
1. Internal Jugular Vein 2. Femoral Vein 3. Subclavian Vein
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Brachiocephalic Vein
Union of IJV and Subclavian Vein | At the level of inerior border of the 1st right costal cartilage
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Tributaries of Brachiocephalic Vein
1. Internal Thoracic 2. Vertebral 3. Inerior Thyroid 4. Superior Intercostal
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Superior vena cava drains to right atrium at what level?
3rd right costal cartilage

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