Axilla
When Kamau is suspended by the axilla he will maintain a scissoring posture of the lower limbs
What our notes say
- When Kamau is suspended by the axilla he will maintain a scissoring posture of the lower limbs (Paediatrics Year 6 MBChB end of semester CAT: clinical case MCQs, 29 of 30 quest)
- Practically, the highest rib space that can be easily felt in the axilla (usually the 4th or 5th) is the most appropriate. (Examination of Respiratory system — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
- MILK LINE REMNANTSDefinition: The milk line is an ectodermal ridge extending from the axilla to the perineum. (Breast Pathology: Developmental Disorders, Pain, Discharge, Masses)
- A holosystolic murmur heard at the apex radiating to the axilla is characteristic. (🫀 VALVULAR HEART DISEASE — ULTRA DEEP NOTES)
- A pansystolic murmur at the apex radiating to the axilla indicates: (Heart murmurs)
- It’s heard best over the low axilla or the anterior, lateral, or posterior bases of the lung fields with the patient upright. (Examination of Respiratory system — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
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A 30-year-old woman has painful red streaks running from a wound on her finger toward her axilla with tender enlarged nodes. Which outcome is most feared if she is not treated urgently?
- Milroy disease unmasked by acute lymphatic inflammation
- Lymphoedema from permanent lymphatic fibrosis after the episode
- Chylous ascites from lymphatic hypertension spreading to abdominal lymphatics
- Bacteraemia and sepsis if bacteria escape the draining lymph nodes into the venous circulation
Answer: D. Lymphangitis (most commonly Group A Streptococcus) tracks bacteria through lymphatics. If not contained within draining nodes, bacteria enter the venous circulation causing bacteraemia and potentially fatal sepsis. ---