Advanced Airway Flashcards
2 goals of airway
Oxygenation and ventilation
How do you know if they are oxygenated and ventilating
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LEMONS
To identify difficult intubation
Look externally
Evaluate 3:3:2
Mallampati
Obstruction/ Obesity
Neck mobility
Saturation/ Situation
SMART
Difficult Cricothyrotomy
Surgical history
Massive neck adipose
Assess anatomy
Radiation
Tissue landmarks
CPAP Indication
CHF with SBP above 90
Near drowning
Pneumonia
Asthma/ COPD
Neuromuscular disorder
CPAP Contra
Increased secretions
Head trauma/ ICP
Penetration to chest/ pneumothorax
Explosive barotrauma
NIPPV
Non invasive positive pressure ventilation
Common pediatric airway infections
Epiglottitis
Croup
Bacterial tracheitis
Retro pharyngeal abscess
Ludwig’s angina
Epiglottitis
Swelling of the epiglottis from infection that can become an airway obstruction
S/S - drooling, lack of coughing, stridor
Croup
Infection of the upper airway (usually viral) may spread to bronchi
S/S - stridor with a cough (barking cough)
Bacterial tracheitis
Bacterial infection of trachea
S/S - fever, cough, drooling, harsh vibrating noise from larynx when breathing
Retropharyngeal abscess
Collection of pus in back of throat
S/s- fever, stiff neck, noising breathing
Ludwig’s angina
Life threatening cellulitis of soft tissue in neck and floor of mouth
S/s- swelling to neck, tongue, cheeks, jaw
Common obstructions to pediatric airways
Foreign body
Burns
Anaphylaxis
Trauma
Common congenital abnormalities for Ped airway
small chin
large tongue
limited mouth opening
small neck
