| Question |
Answer |
| what is a block bite used for? |
1- pulls touck forward to prevent occlusion of the airway2- to prevent biting of ETT tube is pt is intubated3- used to maintain patent airway |
| in what kind of pts can tolerate a bite block? |
Comatose pts. and unconscious pts without gag reflex(conscious pts will gag and vomit) |
| what is the bite block designed to accommodate? |
suction catheter |
| what is the selic manuver? |
applying pressure to the cricoide cartalage to aline the trachea |
| what does CASS stand for? |
Continues Asperation of Subglottic Secretions |
| what does VPN stand for? |
Ventilated Associated PNA |
| how do you size for a bite block? |
bite block must match the angel of the pt's jaw1 inch pass the teeth |
| how doe you insert a bite block? |
place the bite block in the mouth upside down and rotate as you insert |
| what kind of pts can tolerate a nasopharyngeal tube? |
it is easily tolerated by awake/comotose pts |
| what is a nasopharyngeal airway used for? |
1- to keep pts airways open2- nasal suctioning |
| what is a nasopharyngeal made of? |
soft rubber or latex |
| how do you tell a left nasopharyngeal tube from a right one? |
if the bevel is pointing to the mid septumunless it is a flat tube (universal) |
| how do you size for a nasopharyngeal tube? |
it should be 1 inch longer then ear to nostril |
| how often must you change a nasophrayngeal tube? |
every 8 hrs |
| what are some posibility that you may have a hard time to insert a nasophrayngeal tube? |
deviated septum or developed clots |
| how do you insert a nasophrayngeal tube into a pt? |
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