Respiratory Flashcards
What forms the sternum?
Manubrium, body of sternum, xiphphoid process
What type are the sternocostal joints?
Synovial apart from 1st (synarthrosis)
What level is the subcostal plane at?
L3
What are the surface markings for Upper lobe of right lung?
Apex 2-3cm abover medial third f clavicle -> sternoclavicular joint -> right 2nd CC (lateral to sternal angle) -> 4th CC -> T3 lateral to PML -> T1 lateral to PML
What are the surface marings for the upper lobe of the left lung?
Apex 2-3cm abover medial third f clavicle -> sternoclavicular joint -> left 2nd CC (lateral to sternal angle) -> 4th CC -> 6th CC lateral to AML -> T3 lateral to PML -> T1 lateral to PML
What occurs at the sternal angle and where?
Trachea bifurcates, aortic arch begins and ends, 2nd CC attaches at T4/5
Where is the xiphisternum?
T8/9
How do you find T2?
Superior spine of scapula
How do you find T3?
Spine of scapula
How do you find T7?
Inferior angle of scapula
What does tracheal deviation to the same side of lesion indicate?
Upper lobe collapse or fibrosis
What does tracehal deviation to opposite side of lesion indicate?
large pleural effusion, tension pneumothorax
What are common causes of unilateral chest expansion?
pneumothorax, pleural effusion, collapsed lung
WHat level is body of the sternum at?
T5-T8
Where is the transpylorric and subcostal planes?
L1 and L2