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Spleen 20, Zhou Rong
周榮
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zhōu róng
, "All-Round Flourishing"
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Alternate Names:
Name
Pin Yin
Chinese
Translated
Zhou Ying
zhōu yíng
周營
All-Round Construction
Meridian:
Spleen
Reference Source:
Point Location:
CAM
In the 2nd intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
Deadman
On the lateral side of the chest, in the second intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the midline.
How To Find It
1. First locate the cartilage of the second rib which is level with the sternal angle then locate the second intercostal space below it. 2. The six cun line is located two cun lateral to the mamillary line. 3. This point lies one intercostal spa
Innervation:
The muscular branch of the anterior thoracic nerve, the lateral cutaneous branch of the second intercostal nerve.
Vasculature:
The lateral thoracic artery and vein, the second intercostal artery and vein.
Cautions:
Risk of inducing a pneumothorax with perpendicular insertion, especially in thin patients.
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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