Incorrect Placement of Nasogastric Tube - Medical Chart

Description: This stock medical exhibit features a large anterior silhouette view of the head, neck and upper torso of an elderly white male figure revealing the pertinent internal anatomy of the respiratory and upper digestive systems including the esophagus, trachea, stomach and lungs. This image clearly shows a nasogastric tube coursing down into the trachea, down into the right bronchus, perforating through the tissue of the right lung and into the pleural space.

Last Updated: Apr 3rd, 2009