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30 Cards in this Set
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Where do you apply pressure to break laryngospasm?
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Mastoid processes
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What is the incidence of difficult airway in the OB population?
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1:300
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What is the most common cause of obstruction in the airway
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Tongue
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Where do you apply pressure to break laryngospasm?
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Mastoid processes
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What is the incidence of difficult airway in the OB population?
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1:300
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Name the functions of the nose
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Humidification, phonation, filtration, olfaction, respiration
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Where do you apply pressure to break laryngospasm?
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Mastoid processes
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What is the most common cause of obstruction in the airway
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Tongue
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Name the vasculature of the nose
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sphenopalatine artery, superior labial and lateral nasal arteries, anterior and posterior ethmoid arteries, venous plexuses
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What is the incidence of difficult airway in the OB population?
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1:300
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What is relevant about suspected trauma to the cribiform plate?
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It is the bone that separates nasal cavity to brain and if it is fractured, NG will end up in their head.
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Name the functions of the nose
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Humidification, phonation, filtration, olfaction, respiration
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Name the vasculature of the nose
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sphenopalatine artery, superior labial and lateral nasal arteries, anterior and posterior ethmoid arteries, venous plexuses
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What is the most common cause of obstruction in the airway
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Tongue
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What is relevant about suspected trauma to the cribiform plate?
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It is the bone that separates nasal cavity to brain and if it is fractured, NG will end up in their head.
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What are some things that make mask ventilation difficult
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Beard, big head, no teeth, high bridge nose, obesity, elderly, age older than 55 yrs, body mass > 26, history of snoring, repeated attempts at failed laryngoscopy, mallampati class III and IV, neck radiation, male gender, and limited ability to protrude the mandible.
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What should you do if you are going to nasally intubate someone?
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anesthetize and vasoconstrict nasal mucosa
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What are some things that make mask ventilation difficult
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Beard, big head, no teeth, high bridge nose, obesity, elderly, age older than 55 yrs, body mass > 26, history of snoring, repeated attempts at failed laryngoscopy, mallampati class III and IV, neck radiation, male gender, and limited ability to protrude the mandible.
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What should you do if you are going to nasally intubate someone?
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anesthetize and vasoconstrict nasal mucosa
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Name the functions of the nose
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Humidification, phonation, filtration, olfaction, respiration
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What are potential challenges of nasal intubation?
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bleeding, deviated septum, adenoids.
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How do you measure oral/nasal airways?
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Distal tip = angle of mandible, proximal end = just anterior of nose/mouth
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Name the vasculature of the nose
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sphenopalatine artery, superior labial and lateral nasal arteries, anterior and posterior ethmoid arteries, venous plexuses
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What is relevant about suspected trauma to the cribiform plate?
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It is the bone that separates nasal cavity to brain and if it is fractured, NG will end up in their head.
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What are potential challenges of nasal intubation?
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bleeding, deviated septum, adenoids.
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What are some things that make mask ventilation difficult
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Beard, big head, no teeth, high bridge nose, obesity, elderly, age older than 55 yrs, body mass > 26, history of snoring, repeated attempts at failed laryngoscopy, mallampati class III and IV, neck radiation, male gender, and limited ability to protrude the mandible.
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How do you measure oral/nasal airways?
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Distal tip = angle of mandible, proximal end = just anterior of nose/mouth
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What should you do if you are going to nasally intubate someone?
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anesthetize and vasoconstrict nasal mucosa
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What are potential challenges of nasal intubation?
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bleeding, deviated septum, adenoids.
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How do you measure oral/nasal airways?
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Distal tip = angle of mandible, proximal end = just anterior of nose/mouth
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