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Surgery Seminar NG/OG Tube Placement

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Hypercapnia   CO2 levels high, symptomatic Hypercapnia is an indication for intubation. COPD, emphysema, asthma  
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Indications for Intubation   Sx hypercapnia, sx hypoxemia, airway protection against aspiration: comatose, neuro insult, overdose; general anesthesia, need to control and remove secretions --pulmonary toilet  
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Contraindications (relative) of Intubation   Awake patient, airway can be managed less invasively, severe airway trauma and obstruction --cricothyrotomy indicated, Cervical Spine injury. Don't forget RA  
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The Gold Standard of airway management   endotracheal intubation  
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LEMON law   Look externally, Evaluate the 3-3-2 rule, Mallampati score, Obstruction?, Neck Mobility  
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Class IV Mallampati Grade   Can't see airway. Class I, best visualization  
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Cormack-Lehane grades what?   View of Glottic Opening. Grade 1&2 have low failure rates. Grade 3&4 have high failure rates  
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Miller   Straight Laryngoscope blade  
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Mac   Curved Laryngoscope blade  
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Laryngoscope blade size for adults   3-0, or 4-0  
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Preoxygenation   Recommended for 5 minutes in controlled settings  
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Placement of patient for intubation   place patient in "sniffing" position -- align axis. Hyperextended neck.  
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what must you see to intubate?   the glottic opening  
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CO2 is acidic and should turn litmus paper (?)   Purple. Yellow means good ventilation  
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Tip of ETT Should be above   the Carina, don't want to be in the right mainstem.  
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Prolonged intubation attempts   can have hypotension, arrhythmias, vocal cord avulsion  
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Nasotracheal intubation may be useful in some situations:   Possibly spinal injury, clenched teeth, fractured jaw, oral surgery, airway swelling, obesity, arthritic preventing sniffing position  
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Contraindications to Nasotracheal tube   apneic patient, severe midface fractures or suspicision of basilar skull fx, coagulopathy (b/c nose if very vascular)  
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ideal patient position for Nasotracheal tube   Sitting and breathing patient  
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ET tube size range   .5-1  
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is a stylet used in the placement of a Nasotracheal tube?   no  
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How should insertion of Nasotracheal tube be timed?   Time brething and advance at beginning of inspiration. Expect patient to cough with placement  
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BAAM device can be used when?   In placement of Nasotracheal tube  
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Pediatric Airway characteristics   smaller, flexible, tongue is proportionately larger, epiglottis is floppy and round, glottic opening higher and anterior, vocal cords slant upward and closer to base of tongue, narrowest part is cricoid cartilage  
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