Diaphragm — Openings and Innervation MCQ — NEET PG Practice Question | NEETPGAI
Diaphragm — Openings and Innervation
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bone Anatomy
A 38-year-old woman from Mumbai presents with acute onset severe right-sided chest pain and dyspnea after a motor vehicle accident. On examination, she is tachycardic and hypotensive. Chest X-ray shows opacification of the right hemithorax with mediastinal shift to the left. A nasogastric tube inserted for gastric decompression is noted to be in the right pleural cavity on the chest X-ray. CT chest with IV contrast confirms a large diaphragmatic rupture with herniation of stomach and colon into the right hemithorax. What is the most appropriate immediate next step in management?
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