Airway 21

Front 1

What are possible options for awake intubation?

Back 1

Blind nasal, oral, fiberoptic (nasal, oral), reterograde, tracheostomy, PTJV

Front 2

For patients who are unlikely to aspirate, what intubation options are appropriate?

Back 2

Awake intubation, routine induction, inhalation induction with spontaneous ventilation maintained, regional anesthesia

Front 3

If an inhalation induction is done on a patient unlikely to aspirate, how is the airway secured?

Back 3

Laryngoscopy or blind nasal

Front 4

In a patient with a routine induction who has a good airway, what comes next?

Back 4

Short acting NMB, laryngoscopy

Front 5

In a patient with a routine induction who has a poor airway, what are your options?

Back 5

Support with high FiO2 until spontaneous ventilation returns, then proceed with awake intubation; Chrichothyroidotomy/Trach/PTJV; May consider short-acting NMB for laryngoscopy

Front 6

Why does ludwig's angina make an airway difficult?

Back 6

Cellulitis of the floor of the mouth

Front 7

In an unsuspected difficult airway in a nasotracheal intubation, what should be done first?

Back 7

Establish patent airway

Front 8

In an unsuspected difficult airway in a nasotracheal intubation where the airway is determined to be poor, what should be done?

Back 8

Abandon efforts at nasotracheal intubation, convert to orotracheal intubation

Front 9

In an unsuspected difficult airway in a nasotracheal intubation where the airway is determined to be good, what should be done?

Back 9

Reoxygenate and reattempt nasotracheal intubation, consider using the other naris, helevate head with pillow, lower head, check for submucosal dissection, check ETT for tissue

Front 10

What are things to check in the face of a difficult nasotracheal intubation?

Back 10

Use other naris, elevate head with pillow, lwoer head, check for submucosal dissection, check ETT for tissue