Airway Flashcards
1
Q
Mallampati
A
(Mouth open, tongue out) Grade I View - Full Uvula Grade II View - Partial Uvula Grade III View - Soft Pallet Grade IV View - Hard Pallet
2
Q
LEMON
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(Intubation Evaluation) Look Evaluate 3-3-2 Mallampati Obstruction Neck Mobility
3
Q
BOOTS
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(Bagging evaluation) Beard Old Obese Toothless Snores
4
Q
what is the order of the airways structures moving from the mouth towards the Lungs
A
Mouth Pharynx Larynx Trachea Bronchi/Bronchiles Lungs
5
Q
Brusing around the Umbilicus
A
Cullen’s sign is superficial oedema and bruising in the subcutaneous fatty tissue around the umbilicus. It is named for gynecologist Thomas Stephen Cullen (1869–1953), who first described the sign in ruptured ectopic pregnancy in 1916.
