A 22-Year-Old Man Is Brought to the Emergency Department After

question 134

Multiple Choice

A 22-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after being involved in a fight at a nearby bar.  The patient's respiratory rate is 28/min, blood pressure is 88/60 mm Hg, and heart rate is 114/min.  Physical examination shows a penetrating right-sided stab wound along the upper surface of the clavicle between the lateral border of the sternum and the midclavicular line.  Which of the following structures was most likely injured?

• A)Accessory nerve
• B)Ansa cervicalis
• C)Carotid body
• D)Inferior thyroid artery
• E)Lung pleura

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