Spleen 17, Shi Dou
食竇, shí dòu, "Food Hole"


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Pinyin Pronunciation:
Alternate Names:
NamePin YinChineseTranslated
Ming Guanmìng guān命關Life Pass
Meridian
Meridian:
Spleen  Browse
Reference Source
Reference Source:
Location
Point Location:
  • CAM
In the 5th intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
  • Deadman
On the lateral side of the chest, in the fifth intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the midline.
How To Find It
1. The intercostal spaces are most reliably counted downwards from the second intercostal space which lies immediately below the sternal angle. In males the nipple almost invariably lies in the fourth intercostal space. 2. The six cun line is loc
Innervation
Innervation:
The lateral cutaneous branch of the fifth intercostal nerve.
Vasculature
Vasculature:
The thoracoepigastric vein.
Cautions
Cautions:
Risk of inducing a pneumothorax with perpendicular insertion, especially in thin patients.
Technique
Technique:
  • CAM
Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch.
  • Deadman
Transverse oblique insertion along the intercostal space 0.5 to 1 cun.

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