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What is thyromental distance?
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What is the Mallampati classification?
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What is the objective of the anesthesiologist's physical exam?
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The identification of anatomical features which may predict airway management difficulties.
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What must be accomplished for exposure of the vocal cords and glottic opening by direct laryngoscopy?
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Alignment of the oral, pharyngeal, and laryngeal axes.
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Name three parameters that can be examined in order to predict whether alignment of the oral, pharyngeal, and laryngeal axes will be possible.
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1) Mouth opening
2) Cervical spine range of motion 3) Anatomic space in the mouth |
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How do you assess if a patient can open their mouth wide enough?
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Three fingerbreadths is considered adequate
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How do you assess adequate anatomical space in the mouth for intubation?
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Use the Mallampati classification
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What accounts for the different scores on the Mallampati classification?
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Size of the tongue relative to the rest of the structures in the mouth
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What does the Mallampati classification predict?
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Ease of intubation
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Visualization of which four structures is used to determine the Mallampati classification?
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Tongue
Palate Palatine tonsils Uvula |
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What are the different classes in the Mallampati classification?
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There are 4.
Class 1: soft palate, uvula, and tonsillar pillars seen Class 2: soft palate and uvula seen Class 3: only base of uvula seen Class 4: only hard palate seen |
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Describe class 1 in the Mallampati classification
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Soft palate, uvula, tonsillar pillars seen.
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Describe class 2 in the Mallampati classification.
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Soft palate and uvula visualized, tonsillar pillars not visualized.
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Describe class 3 in the Mallampati classification.
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Only base of uvula visualized.
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Describe class 4 in the Mallampati classification.
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Only hard palate visualized
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What is the name of the classification system used to predict ease of intubation based on the size of the tongue relative to the mouth?
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Mallampati classification
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In addition to mouth opening, neck motion, and anatomic space (Mallampati classification), what should you examine in order to determine whether or not the airway may prove difficult?
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Thyromental distance
Should be at least 3 fingerwidths |
