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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Thyroid cartilage
  1. Emergency airway puncture - series (image) 
    ... into the throat, just below the Adam's apple (thyroid cartilage). This is called a needle cricothyrotomy. More frequently, ... made through the membrane between the cricoid and thyroid cartilage.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100113_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Emergency airway puncture 
    ... into the throat, just below the Adam's apple (thyroid cartilage), into the airway. The needle passes through the skin then between the thyroid cartilage and the cricoid cartilage. In a hospital, before ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003017.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Cricoid cartilage (image) 
    ... softer area between the firmer and more prominent thyroid cartilage (Adam’s apple) and the smaller cricoid cartilage, is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8997.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Emergency airway puncture (image) 
    ... hollow needle into the throat just below the thyroid cartilage and should only be performed by a medical ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17166.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Wrist pain 
    ... or overweight Have diabetes, premenstrual syndrome, an underactive ... cartilage injuries in the wrist. Other common injuries include ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003175.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Tracheostomy 
    ... Surgical cuts are made to reveal the tough cartilage rings that form the outer wall of the ... trachea and major blood vessels Damage to the thyroid gland Erosion of the trachea (rare) Puncture of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002955.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Aging changes in organs, tissue and cells 
    ... that have limited ability to regenerate include bone, cartilage, and smooth muscle (such as the muscles around ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/004012.htm - Medical Encyclopedia