A 35-year-old female who was brought into the emergency department for a drug overdose requires insertion of a nasogastric tube and administration of activated charcoal. What are the three sites in the esophagus where one should anticipate resistance due to compression on the organ?

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At the aortic arch, the cricopharyngeal constriction, and the diaphragmatic constriction

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The cardiac constriction, the cricoid cartilage constriction, and the thoracic duct

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The pulmonary constriction, cricothyroid con striction, and the azygos arch

A 35-year-old female who was brought into the emergency department for a drug overdose requires insertion of a nasogastric tube and administration of activated charcoal. What are the three sites in the esophagus where one should anticipate resistance due to compression on the organ?

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