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The right inferior lung lobe has a steeper and wider bronchus, than that of the left side. This makes it more likely for foreign objects to lodge.
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Right inferior lung lobe
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Although this is an anatomical landmark of the lungs, it is not a landmark of the large airway structures such as the bronchi. Therefore foreign objects cannot lodge here.
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c
Cardiac notch
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Although the oblique fissure is an anatomical landmark of the lungs, it is not a landmark of the large airway structures such as bronchi. Therefore foreign objects cannot lodge here.
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Right oblique fissure
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Objects are more likely to travel their way down the right primary bronchus and end up in the right inferior, not superior lung lobe.
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d
Right superior lung lobe
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The right inferior lung lobe is more likely to lodge foreign objects because it has a steeper and wider bronchus than that of the left.
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b
Left inferior lung lobe
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Management of a choking child
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Paediatrics
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A 3-year-old girl was playing with little toys. She put some into her mouth and started choking.

Which of the following is the most likely site for a foreign object to be lodged?
a