1 Airway Mgmt Flashcards
Inter incisor gap: shows what, small means what, nml cm
Ability to align axis, more acute angle b/w oral and glottic. 4
TMD: cm difficulty
<6 or >9 cm.
Mandibular protrusion, which classes good or not
I good, III bad
Normal AO flexion
90-165 degrees
Normal AO extension, difficult when
35 degrees. <23 degrees
Conditions that impair AO mobility
Klippel feil, downs
Grade IIa v IIb view
A= only posterior glottic opening. B= only corniculates and posterior VC, no opening view
RF for difficult mask
BONES BMI >26 age >55
RSI cricoid p before and after LOC
2kg/20 newtons before, 4/40 after
Causes of angioedema and tx of each
ACEI: epi, antihistamines, steroids. C1 esterase deficiency: FFP or C1 esterase, epi/antihistamine wont work
Ludwig’s angina: what it is, best way to do airway or not to do it
Infec roof of mouth. Do awake nasal or trach. Dont do retrograde in infec above trachea
Syndromes w large tongue
BT big tongue; beckwith, trisomy 21
Small mandible syndromes
Please get that chin: Pierre robin, goldenhaur, treacher Collins, cri du chat
Cervical anomaly syndromes: kids try gold
Klippel fail, trisomy 21, goldenhaur
Pierre robin dev from nml how
Small mandible (micrognathia/hypoplasia), tongue falls back (glossoptosis), cleft palate
Treacher Collins deviations
Small mouth and mandible, nasal a/w blockage (Chantal atresia)
Trisomy 21 deviations
Small mouth large tongue AO instab, small subglottic diam (subglottic stenosis)
Klippel feil dev
Neck rigidity
Cri du chat abn
Small mandible, laryngomalacia, stridor