Airway Assessment Flashcards
Name these structures.
Give 6 indications for intubating a patient.
- Airway protection (protect from gastric secretions, etc)
- Maintenance of patent airway
- Application of positive pressure ventilation
- Maintenance of adequate oxygenation
- Deliver predictable FiO2
- Provide PEEP
List 6 good reasons to use just a mask for a case.
- It is good because no instrumentation of the airway is required, therefore you avoid trauma and CV stimulation.
- Difficult airway not present
- Sugeon does not to access head and neck
- No airway bleeding/ secretions
- Case is short in duration
- No table position change/ head available
What has to be present for a good mask ventilation?
You must be able to make a good seal between the mask and the face to overcome upper airway obstruction. Any obstruction should be easily relieved by airway/ chin lift.
Give 6 good airway assessment questions you should ask your patient?
- Previous anesthesia Hx with airway management
- Difficulty with prior anesthetics/ intubations
- Past awake or fiberoptic intubation
- Severe sore throat or dental damage
- Co-existing disease (goiter, ever had a tracheostomy, ever had a neck dissection)
- surgical history that may affect airway management
List 11 co-morbidities a patient may have that would affect airway management.
- Lesions of the larynx
- Thyroid disease
- Cancer
- GERD
- Diabetes
- Sleep Apnea
- Obesity
- Genetic disorders
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Musculoskeletal
- Scleroderma
T or F. If a patient has had a tracheostomy there is always some stenosis and fibrosis of the airway.
True
Name 4 past surgeries that may affect airway management.
- Tracheostomy or scar
- Neck dissection
- UVPP
- Cervical neck instrumentation (fusion)
What is Standard I of the AANA?
A practitioner should perform a thorough and complete pre-anesthesia assessment.
What is Standard III of the AANA?
The practioner formulates a patient specific plan for anesthesia care.
Which airway measurement is directly related to the size of the tongue?
Mallampati score
Mandibular Protrusion Test. This is an example of which class?
Mandibular Protrusion Test. This is an example of which class?
Mandibular protrusion test. Which class is this?
How would you test neck range of motion in your pre-op patient?
Full ROM should be 90-165 degrees