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| superbdoc Total Posts: 273 | Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 02:18 am The thoracic duct is readily identified within the confines of Poirier's triangle, via a left posterolateral thoracotomy. The borders of Poirier's triangle are: (1) arch of aorta, (2) left subclavian artery, and (3) vertebral column. The thoracic duct traverses the triangle on the esophagus that forms the floor of the triangle. |
| superbdoc Total Posts: 273 | Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 06:56 am Come on guys,gals :lets assimilate all the named triangles in this topic.. |
| juhidr Total Posts: 149 | Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:24 pm Triangle of Safety - - Area at the lower left sternal border where the pericardium is not covered by lung (pericardial notch) - Preferred site for aspiration of pericardial fluid. |
| juhidr Total Posts: 149 | Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:25 pm Triangle of Auscultation - - Space bounded by the lower border of the trapezius, the latissimus dorsi, and the medial margin of the scapula, where the absence of musculature allows respiratory sounds to be heard clearly with a stethoscope |
| juhidr Total Posts: 149 | Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:28 pm Elaut's triangle - - Triangle formed by the iliac arteries and the promontory of the sacrum. |
| juhidr Total Posts: 149 | Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:31 pm Killian's triangle - - triangular-shaped area of the cervical esophagus bordered by the oblique fibers of the inferior constrictor muscle of the pharynx and the transverse fibers of the cricopharyngeus muscle through which Zenker's diverticulum occurs - A-V nodal triangle between the coronary sinus orifice and the ventricular crest |
| jemzcal Total Posts: 127 | Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:58 pm Triangle(s) of SAFETY 1)on precordium where the area is not covered by pleura where you can do a pericardiocentesis. 2)on the lateral side of thorax where you can insert a thoracostomy tube. bounded by the anterior axillary line, posterior axillary line and the upper surface of 5th rib. 3)JACKSON'S triangle of safety in front of the neck where you can do a tracheostomy a)lower border of thyroid cartilage b)apex at the jugular notch c)lateral sides bounded bt the medial borders of sternocleidomastoids. |
| indent Total Posts: 54 | Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:31 pm that's even better. |
| indent Total Posts: 54 | Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:36 pm One more to the Triangle of Safety - The region bounded by the incision and the east and west margins of the pupil where the anterior chamber is deepest and the furthest distance from the phacoemulsification tip to the corneal endothelium and the posterior capsule It is the Safest zone to perform phacoemulsification |
| superbdoc Total Posts: 273 | Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 01:07 am Koch's triangle A triangular shaped area in the right atrium of the heart formed by the Ring of the tricuspid valve, the sinus venosus and Todaro's tendon. It is the site for compact part of the Atrioventricular node |
| superbdoc Total Posts: 273 | Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 01:11 am Clinical importance Catheter ablation procedures for several types of reentrant tachycardias are based on identifying this anatomical landmark. |
| jemzcal Total Posts: 127 | Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 03:44 am [b]Scarpas triangle aka femoral triangle * (superiorly) the inguinal ligament * (medially) the medial border of adductor longus muscle * (laterally) the medial border of sartorius muscle |