A 32-Year-Old Man Comes to the Hospital Due to 1

question 109

Multiple Choice

A 32-year-old man comes to the hospital due to 1 week of progressive shortness of breath and cough.  He also reports sharp right-sided chest pain that is worsened by deep inspiration.  Examination reveals decreased tactile fremitus, dullness on percussion, and decreased breath sounds over the right lower lung.  Chest x-ray shows consolidation of the right lower lobe and a right-sided effusion.  A thoracentesis is performed, during which the needle is inserted along the upper border of the 10th rib at the right midaxillary line.  Which of the following structures is most at risk of being injured as a result of the intervention?

• A)Hepatic veins
• B)Intercostal artery
• C)Intercostal nerve
• D)Right hepatic lobe
• E)Right lower lung lobe

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