Thoracic cage
Anatomy · Topic 21
Source: NMC CBME Curriculum 2024 · Volume I · Anatomy · Topic 21 · combined PDF page 120
Practice questions
- According to a review of thoracic cage injuries, which injury is the most common form of blunt thoracic trauma?
- In blunt thoracic trauma, which interpretation of multiple rib fractures is best supported by the review?
- A 78-year-old has several rib fractures after blunt trauma. Which statement best reflects the reported relationship between fracture number and outcome?
- After blunt chest trauma, why can careful characterization of the pattern and extent of thoracic cage injuries be clinically useful?
- Which definition best describes thoracic insufficiency syndrome?
- Which group contains only conditions or abnormalities listed as possible associations of thoracic insufficiency syndrome?
- Which consequence may develop in severe, untreated, progressive early-onset spinal deformity involving the thoracic cage?
- The review on thoracic insufficiency syndrome identifies which early developmental event as a possible association?
- Which concern is specifically discussed when vertebral arthrodesis is performed early in a growing child?
- In adolescents without spinal or thoracic deformity, which pattern of anterior thoracic growth was reported?
- How did posterior thoracic area change with age in the adolescent CT study?
- In the adolescent CT study, which sex-related difference in thoracic dimensions was reported?
- In neuromuscular and thoracic cage disorders, when may sleep-related respiratory abnormalities appear relative to NREM sleep or wakefulness?
- Which combination best characterizes the apnea pattern described in sleep among patients with neuromuscular or thoracic cage disorders?
- The review attributes obstructive apneas in neuromuscular or thoracic cage disorders partly to which mechanism?
- Which finding is identified in the review as being associated with ventilatory failure in neuromuscular or thoracic cage disorders?
- Which maximal inspiratory mouth pressure is in the range identified by the review as associated with ventilatory failure?
- According to the review, what effect can noninvasive ventilation have on sleep-related breathing abnormalities in these disorders?
- In the Dutch Homerun randomized trial of patients with neuromuscular disease or thoracic cage disorder requiring home mechanical ventilation, how did home initiation compare with hospital initiation?
- In the Dutch Homerun trial, which pattern of arterial carbon dioxide change was reported over six months?
- From a societal perspective, what economic finding was reported for home versus hospital initiation of home mechanical ventilation in the Dutch Homerun trial?