Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2010
On the 4th day after suturing the perforative stomach ulcer a patient with pulmonary emphysema developed spontaneous pneumothorax. What is the best place for pleural drainage?
Answer options
- The seventh intercostal space along the anterior axillary furrow
- The fifth intercostal space along the medioclavicular line
- The second intercostal space along the medioclavicular line
- The eighth intercostal space along the posterior axillary furrow
- The sixth intercostal space along the anterior axillary furrow
Correct answer
The second intercostal space along the medioclavicular line
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