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Which of the following may be mistaken for a gastric tumour by the inexperienced clinician?
Which of the following may be mistaken for a gastric tumour by the inexperienced clinician?
- Paralysis of the diaphragm
- Calcified costal cartilages (correct)
- Supernumerary ribs
- Sternal fractures
What can lead to Pericardial, cardiac, or aortic damage?
What can lead to Pericardial, cardiac, or aortic damage?
- Calcified costal cartilages
- Supernumerary ribs
- Sternal fractures (correct)
- Flail chest
What may result from multiple rib fractures, when a whole section of the chest wall moves paradoxically during respiration?
What may result from multiple rib fractures, when a whole section of the chest wall moves paradoxically during respiration?
- Calcified costal cartilages
- Flail chest (correct)
- Supernumerary ribs
- Paralysis of the diaphragm
Which site is still useful for bone marrow aspiration in adults if the iliac crest is unsuccessful?
Which site is still useful for bone marrow aspiration in adults if the iliac crest is unsuccessful?
What may interfere with neurovascular structures in the superior thoracic aperture?
What may interfere with neurovascular structures in the superior thoracic aperture?