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Nur 729 Anesthesia Airway Assessment Detailed Questions And Expert Answers
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- NUR 729
- Institution
- University Of Miami
Nur 729 Anesthesia Airway Assessment Detailed Questions And Expert Answers
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Nur 729 Anesthesia Airway Assessment DetailedQuestions And Expert Answers
Airway assessment includes
History, general appearance, NPO status, airway screening tests
Does it matter if they have teeth if doing a front of neck airway?
NO
Cricothyrotomy
Can do in minutes if unable to get airway or ventilate patient
Upper respiratory tract
Nose, mouth, pharynx, hypopharynx, laynx (voice box), and cricoid cartilage
Lower respiratory tract
All structures below cricoid: trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, terminal bronchiole,
respiratory bronchioles and alveoli
Primary obstructor in the mouth?
Tongue
Larynx
made of cartilage, muscles and ligaments, involved in phonation and airway
protection. Consists of 3 single and 3 paired cartilages.
Larynx: 3 single cartilages
Epiglottis, thyroid, and cricoid
Larynx: 3 paired cartilages
, Corniculate, cuneiform, arytenoids
Name these structures
What is hard palate made of?
Bone
What is soft palate made of?
Muscle (which moves)
Name these structures
Trisomy 21
Down Syndrome
Micrognathia
Small jaw
Macroglossia
Large tongue
Down syndrome
Micrognathia, macroglossia, narrow palate, large and thick lip, flattened nose,
small ears, cervical spine abnormalities, small sublottic diameter, OSA, dental
abnormalities
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