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20 Αυγ 2023 · Describe the pathophysiology and various potential etiologies of phrenic nerve injury. Outline the evaluation and differential diagnoses for a patient presenting with suspected phrenic nerve injury. Summarize the possible treatment options for phrenic nerve injury based on specific etiology.
13 Σεπ 2024 · Learn about the phrenic nerves, the only nerves that control the diaphragm and breathing. Find out how they can be affected by injury, infection, or disease, and what symptoms they cause.
Irritation of the phrenic nerve (or the tissues it supplies) leads to the hiccup reflex. A hiccup is a spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm, which pulls air against the closed folds of the larynx. The phrenic nerve must be identified during thoracic surgery and preserved.
29 Σεπ 2022 · The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm, the muscle that helps you breathe. Learn about the signs and causes of phrenic nerve irritation or damage, and how it can be treated.
The phrenic nerve controls your diaphragm, the muscle that helps you breathe. Learn about the causes and symptoms of phrenic nerve damage, such as diaphragm paralysis and persistent hiccups.
One common etiology of phrenic nerve injury is primarily from thoracic and cardiac surgery. The left phrenic nerve descends anteriorly between the pericardium and mediastinal pleura and can be injured while dissecting near the area of an internal thoracic artery.
30 Οκτ 2023 · Phrenic nerve damage. Since the phrenic nerve provides the sole motor innervation to the diaphragm, damage of the phrenic nerve can result in paralysis or palsy of the diaphragm. Causes of phrenic nerve damage can include the following: Mechanical trauma: such as ligation during surgery or injury.
