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airway management

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write the 4 needs for artificial airways   show
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what is the most common cause of upper airway obstruction?   show
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show Stridor or snoring  
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write 6 other causes of upper airway obstruction   show
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show Head tilt or jaw thrust  
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show gag and swallowing  
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show closure of epiglottis  
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tracheal-reflexes   show
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show cough  
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action for which the pharyngeal is responsible   show
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show closure of epiglottis  
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show unconscious patient only-Don't use if gag reflex is present may be used with bag-mask patients  
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what type of patient would a nasopharyngeal airway be indicated   show
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steps on determining an airway cuff's minimal occlusive volume or MLV   show
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advantages of using a nasotracheal tube over an orotracheal tube   show
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show circumvents the normal mechanisms to keep the lower airway sterile effectiveness of cough lost because of loss of functioning vocal cords can't communicate upper airway humididfication is lost-need to use a humidifier  
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complications related to the placement of an endotracheal tube   show
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show too much pressure in cuff or too large of a tube  
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complication related to E T tube placement   show
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show displacement into main stem bronchi  
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problem associated /overinflated cuff 18 torr or greater causes   show
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physical characteristics and markings found on orotracheal, nasotracheal, and tracheostomy tubes and their specific meanings and/or function   show
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show ease of insertion and prevent toxic reax from petroleum products  
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show sinusitis, epistaxis, gagging, air way obstruction  
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complications from improperly sized oropharyngeal airway   show
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what type of airway should be used on a semi consciousness patient in the recovery room   show
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show nasal trumpet  
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what type of airway should be used to a patient in cardiac arrest in the ER receiving BLS   show
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proper sequence for replacing the ETC   show
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what equip would employ when setting up a pt to receive 40% O2 w/a laryngeal airway in place   show
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pt regaining consciousness and the laryngeal airway the patient has been removed. what should you do with the device   show
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show oropharyngeal for bagging and endotracheal tube if pt came in wi combitube use that for bagging  
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C-1 fracture what kind of artifical tracheal would you use   show
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you are changing a trache tube in pt w/no spont. resp. who is mech vent. you can't get tube in?   show
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show the cuff needs to be deflated and changed to a non cuffed type endotracheal tube  
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show Oro. for gagging and ET tube if pt came in w/combitube use that for bagging  
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3 yr old with epoiglottitis   show
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pt with paralyzed vocal cords   show
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show Nasopharygeal, if risk of aspiration use trach tube w/cuff  
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show nasal trumpet, if chronic use ET tube if very long term use trach tube or trach button  
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safety precautions that one should be taken during oral hygeiene of the intubated pt.   show
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mrs. king, open heart surgery and is 20 hours post op describe how would assess her readiness   show
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show tube is too small-need larger size increase fiO2 and increase volume on vent  
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show cuffed or uncuffed unfinestrated trach tube  
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show cuffed unfinestrated trach. tube  
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fractured jaw   show
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mr kee is intubated ......   show
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show stops arterial capillary blood flow (ischemia)  
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problem associated with overinflated cuff of 5 torr or greater cuases   show
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what is the formula to convert ID to ODmm to French   show
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show {(IDmm X 3)/2}+2  
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