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intercostal

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intercostal

In anatomy, the nerves, blood vessels, and muscles that lie between the ribs.



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1] is misplaced by 1 intercostal space, the morphology of the QRS complex may be altered and ventricular tachycardia could be misinterpreted as supraventricular tachycardia.
We used chest expansion, defined as the difference in chest circumference at maximal inspiration and expiration at the level of the fourth intercostal space, as a clinical measure of spinal mobility.
The accessory muscles of respiration were functioning, and the intercostal, suprasternal, and substernal area was recessed (figure 1).
 
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