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  2. Diaphragm pacing - Wikipedia

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    When not stimulated, the diaphragm relaxes and air moves out of the lungs . According to the United States Medicare system, phrenic nerve stimulators are indicated for "selected patients with partial or complete respiratory insufficiency" and "can be effective only if the patient has an intact phrenic nerve and diaphragm". [23]

  3. Phrenic nerve - Wikipedia

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    The phrenic nerve must be identified during thoracic surgery and preserved. To confirm the identity of the phrenic nerve, a doctor may gently manipulate it to elicit a dartle (diaphragmatic startle) response. [7] The right phrenic nerve may be crushed by the vena cava clamp during liver transplantation. [8]

  4. Vena caval foramen - Wikipedia

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    The caval opening of diaphragm [2] (also foramen of vena cava, [1] vena caval foramen [3] [1]) is an opening in the central tendon of diaphragm giving passage to the inferior vena cava [2] [3] as well as to some terminal [2] branches of [2] [1] the right phrenic nerve, [2] [3] and some lymphatic vessels en route to middle phrenic and mediastinal lymph nodes. [2]

  5. Diaphragmatic rupture - Wikipedia

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    Diaphragmatic rupture (also called diaphragmatic injury or tear) is a tear of the diaphragm, the muscle across the bottom of the ribcage that plays a crucial role in breathing. Most commonly, acquired diaphragmatic tears result from physical trauma. Diaphragmatic rupture can result from blunt or penetrating trauma and occurs in about 0.5% of ...

  6. Thoracic diaphragm - Wikipedia

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    The diaphragm is primarily innervated by the phrenic nerve which is formed from the cervical nerves C3, C4 and C5. [7] While the central portion of the diaphragm sends sensory afferents via the phrenic nerve, the peripheral portions of the diaphragm send sensory afferents via the intercostal (T5–T11) [8] and subcostal nerves (T12). [citation ...

  7. Diaphragmatic paradox - Wikipedia

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    Diaphragmatic paradox may be caused by weakening of inspiratory muscles due to injury, pyopneumothorax (collection of pus and excess air inside pleural cavity) or hydropneumothorax (collection of watery fluid and excess air inside pleural cavity). Also caused due to phrenic nerve injury caused during cardiac surgery, radiation, trauma, etc ...

  8. Dad, 45, thought he had a pinched nerve in his neck, turns ...

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    A dad, 45, had what seemed like a pinched nerve. It was a sign of a cancerous thymoma. ... thing that lit up with him was literally the little circle right around … the mass,” Lauren ...

  9. Central tendon of diaphragm - Wikipedia

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    It is inferior to the fibrous pericardium, which fuses with the central tendon of the diaphragm via the pericardiacophrenic ligament. The caval opening (at the level of the T8 vertebra) passes through the central tendon. This transmits the inferior vena cava [1] and right phrenic nerve.