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(s/l Below or above the (s/l carina)?? - Happytiger2010
Posted: Dec 03, 2010
I wanted to know if this is correct ..would it be "below" or "above"?? And carina vs. carotid? "Endotracheal tube at the T4 level below the (s/l carotid)_. "
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It's above the carina. The carotid is an artery in the neck.
Wanted to know if this is carina or carotid? Googled it and found it to be carina, but really sounds like carotid. "Endotracheal tube at the T4 level below the carotid." ...
Bronchoscopy procedure note -
After induction of general anesthesia, the patient had an endotracheal tube placed. Normal trachea and *s/l sharp
main* carina. Normal right and left bronchial tree.
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