airway game

Question 0

This med is often used as a sedative and is first in line for RSI

Answer 0

amidate (etomidate)

Question 1

This med is nebulized and given for croup and epiglottitis

Answer 1

racemic epinephrine

Question 2

This med is given to children being intubated to counter bradycardia and dry up secretions

Answer 2

Atropine (0.2 mg/kg)

Question 3

This drug was once given to patients with head trauma and increased ICP, but isn’t anymore

Answer 3

Xylocaine (lidocaine)

Question 4

This med is a paralytic and consists of 2 vials. One a powder and the other a dilution solution

Answer 4

Vecuronium Bromide (a non-depolarizing muscle relaxant and takes longer to take effect; has a longer-lasting effect than succinylcholine (Anectine)

Question 5

The condition when the 2 layers surrounding the lungs becomes inflamed

Answer 5

pleurisy

Question 6

This condition occurs if the alveoli are not inflated or there is an insufficient amount of surfactant present in them

Answer 6

atelectasis

Question 7

pink puffers

Answer 7

emphysema patients (breathe through pursed lips to create their own internal PEEP)

Question 8

Patients with this chronic disease tend to be overweight and cyanotic

Answer 8

bronchitis (blue bloaters)

Question 9

Bacteria attach to the cilia that line part of the upper respiratory system and release toxins

Answer 9

pertussis

Question 10

This disease is frequent in peds and characterized by a fever, profuse drooling and respiratory distress

Answer 10

epiglottitis

Question 11

a symptom of this disease is a seal-like barking sound

Answer 11

trachealyngealbronchiolitis (croup)

Question 12

NPAs are measured by ensuring they are equally or slightly longer than the distance from the

Answer 12

nose to ear lobe

Question 13

OPAs are measured from

Answer 13

parallel to front of the teeth to the angle of the jaw

Question 14

What device on the BVM is there to limit the risk of lung overinflation from overly aggressively ventilating?

Answer 14

pop-off valve

Question 15

Retroglottic airway devices direct air towards the trachea by blocking the _________________ with air filled balloons

Answer 15

oropharynx and esophagus

Question 16

When ET tubing, the curved blade is designed to fit into the

Answer 16

vallecula

Question 17

in cases where only the epiglottis can be visualized during ETT, this device may be helpful in facilitating a proper tube placement

Answer 17

gum-elastic bougie

Question 18

This type of surgical airway is often reserved for peds

Answer 18

needle cricothyrotomy

Question 19

An OG tube can be placed to reduce gastric distention during BVM. To size tube measure from __________ to _________

Answer 19

angle of the jaw; epigastrium

Question 20

This type of oxygen mask is used to deliver relatively precise oxygen concentrations

Answer 20

venturi

Question 21

this device delivers a higher level of pressure during inhalation and a lower level of pressure during exhalation

Answer 21

Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)

Question 22

this is the narrowest part of the airway in children

Answer 22

cricoid cartilage

Question 23

foreign bodies and ET tubes are more likely to end up here in the airway

Answer 23

right mainstem bronchus

Question 24

most oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange takes place here

Answer 24

alveoli

Question 25

this fold is formed by the base of the tongue and the epiglottis

Answer 25

vallecula

Question 26

this is the narrowest part of the adult airway

Answer 26

glottis

Question 27

this is located in the neck and lies inferior to the cricoid cartilage

Answer 27

thyroid gland

Question 28

this structure separates the left and right nasal cavity

Answer 28

septum

Question 29

this membrane connects the inferior border of the thyroid cartilage with the superior aspect of the cricoid cartilage

Answer 29

cricothyroid

Question 30

these white bands of cartilage border the glottic opening

Answer 30

vocal cords

Question 31

these help trap bacteria and other substances in the nasal cavity and sometimes become inflamed

Answer 31

sinuses

Question 32

this is defined as the exchange of gases between a living organism and its environment

Answer 32

oxygenation

Question 33

the percentage of oxygen in atmospheric air multiplied by the atmospheric pressure is used to calculate

Answer 33

partial pressure

Question 34

hyperventilation ________ carbon dioxide levels and hypoventilation _________ carbon dioxide levels

Answer 34

lowers; increases

Question 35

this occurs when a portion of the alveoli collapses or when blood travels past these collapsed alveoli without oxygenation, without CO2 transfer, and without oxygen transfer

Answer 35

ventilation/perfusion mismatch

Question 36

this reflex prevents overexpansion of the lungs

Answer 36

Hering-breuer

Question 37

chemoreceptors are stimulated by ______ PaO2, _____ PaCO2, and _______ pH

Answer 37

decreased; increased; decreased