Page history last edited by PBworks 8 years, 6 months ago. Week 19: The Atlantic World IDs. The Treaty of Tordesillas was concluded on June 7 1494 to settle the contentious matter of the possession of the newly discovered lands of the non Christian world between Portugal and Spain.It was ratified by Spain on July 2, 1494. and by Portugal on September 5, 1494.he Treaty of Tordesillas shifted the demarcation line to a circle passing 370 leagues West of the Cape Verde Islands and thus set the legal base for the colonization by Portugal of the eastern coast of the land now known as Brazil.
thoracotomy. incision of the chest wall; may be intercostal, by rib resection or trans-sternal. transsternal thoracotomy. the usual intercostal incision is extended across the sternum to the opposite intercostal space. Used when very wide exposure to the thorax is required.
Tube thoracostomy is the insertion of a tube ( chest tube ) into the pleural cavity to drain air , blood , bile , pus , or other fluids.Whether the accumulation of air or fluid is the result of rapid traumatic filling with air or blood or an insidious malignant exudative fluid , placement of a chest tube allows for continuous , large volume drainage ...