MEDICAL
PLEURA
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Question
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A 19-year-old female patient is injured after participating in a fight. The costal portion of the parietal pleura has been injured. What nerve carries pain from that area?
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Vagus Nerves
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phrenic nerves
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sympathetic chain
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intercostal nerves
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -If left untreated, pleural disorders can lead to serious problems, including complete collapse of the lung, shock, or sepsis.
Detailed explanation-2: -The intercostal nerves (T1-T11) provide innervation to the costal pleura and peripheral diaphragmatic pleura. The mediastinal pleura and the central parietal pleura are innervated by the phrenic nerve (C3-C5).
Detailed explanation-3: -Sternoclavicular joint. Xiphoid process. The portion of the parietal pleura that extends above the first rib is called the : costodiaphragmatic recess.
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