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Trachlight: lubricate the
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Stylet
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Trachlight: lubricate the
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Flexible wand
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Trachlight: bed should be in
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Lowest position
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Trachlight: pt's head should be
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Neutral or slightly extended
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Trachlight: do not place the pt in:
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Sniffing position
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Trachlight: insert ______ and advance along sagittal plane
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Midline
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Trachlight: when illumination is noted below the _____, retract the wire stylet 10 cm
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Laryngeal prominence
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Trachlight: advance wand (_______) until glow disappears below the sternal notch ( this is 5 cm above the carina)
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Without wire stylet
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Trachlight: _______ is recommended
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Full muscle relaxation
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Indications for retrograde intubation:
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Failed intubations
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Indications for retrograde intubation:
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Urgent airway required, but cords cannot be visualized
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Indications for retrograde intubation:
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Elective based on pt condition
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Contraindications for retrograde intubation:
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Unfavorable anatomy
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Contraindications for retrograde intubation:
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Laryngotracheal disease (stenosis, etc)
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Contraindications for retrograde intubation:
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Coagulopathy
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Contraindications for retrograde intubation:
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Infection
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The ideal position for retrograde intubation is the:
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Sniffing position with head hyper extended
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Retrograde intubation: ________ anesthesia with SLN block
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Translaryngeal
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Retrograde intubation: translaryngeal anesthesia with:
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Topicalization of the pharynx
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Retrograde intubation: _____ with nebulizer anesthetic
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GPN, SLN
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Retrograde intubation: entry site can be punctured either above or below the:
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Cricoid cartilage
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Retrograde intubation: has less bleeding, greater chance of failed intubation
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Cricothyroid membrane
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Retrograde intubation: higher success rate, lower incidence of vocal cord trauma, greater risk of bleeding
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Cricotracheal ligament
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Cricotracheal ligament is closer to the:
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Thyroid artery/vein
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Attaches from the inferior border of the thyroid cartilage to the upper border of the cricoid cartilage
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Cricothyroid ligament
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Cricothyroid ligament is:
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Avascular
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Complications of retrograde intubation:
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Bleeding, subcu emphysema, nerve injury, broken wire
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