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CRNA EXAM – Intubation Questions and Answers (Latest Update 2024)
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CRNA EXAM – Intubation Questions andAnswers (Latest Update 2024)
What is the most common cause of upper airway obstruction?
- Correct Answer ✅ The tongue and jaw relaxation
occluding the posterior oropharynx
List important adjuncts often needed to help establish basic
airway control: - Correct Answer ✅ Suction equipment to
remove secretions from mouth and throat, chin lift-jaw thrust
maneuver, oral/nasal airway, bag-valve mask device and
mouth-to-mask ventilation device.
What are the main indications for endotracheal intubation? -
Correct Answer ✅ To address insufficient respiratory effort,
inadequate airway potency, to protect the airway, or improve
oxygenation.
Examples: apnea or hypoventilation, burns, inhalational
injury, acute airway obstruction, expanding neck hematoma,
hemodynamic instability, loss of protective reflexes, severe
head injuries and tracheal toilet.
Does tracheal intubation prevent aspiration? - Correct
Answer ✅ Not absolutely. Micro aspiration can still occur.
, CRNA EXAM – Intubation Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2024)
What are the possible deleterious effects of succinylcholine? -
Correct Answer ✅ Increased intraocular (no extrusion of
eye contents ever reported) and intracranial pressure
(debatable). Increase in intragastric pressure is offset by
increase in lower esophageal sphincter (LES) tone. The
patient is only at increased risk of aspiration if the LES is
incompetent.
Hyperkalemia
Anaphylaxis
What maneuver should be performed during tracheal
intubation in a patient with a full stomach? - Correct Answer
✅ Slice's maneuver (firm pressure over the cricoid cartilage,
which collapses the esophagus and prevents passively
regurgitated gastric fluid from reaching the hypo pharynx).
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