Respiratory

Question 1

45 y/o man with SOB and difficulty breathing. PE: moderate collection of pleural fluid
Physician tries to locate costodiaphragmatic recess on lateral aspect of right chest wall. which location would the physician expect to identify recess?

Answer 1

Inferior to 8th rib
(Base of right lung and between 8 and 10th ribs at mid axillary)
MC site of pleural effusion