airway game Flashcards
This med is often used as a sedative and is first in line for RSI
amidate (etomidate)
This med is nebulized and given for croup and epiglottitis
racemic epinephrine
This med is given to children being intubated to counter bradycardia and dry up secretions
Atropine (0.2 mg/kg)
This drug was once given to patients with head trauma and increased ICP, but isn’t anymore
Xylocaine (lidocaine)
This med is a paralytic and consists of 2 vials. One a powder and the other a dilution solution
Vecuronium Bromide (a non-depolarizing muscle relaxant and takes longer to take effect; has a longer-lasting effect than succinylcholine (Anectine)
The condition when the 2 layers surrounding the lungs becomes inflamed
pleurisy
This condition occurs if the alveoli are not inflated or there is an insufficient amount of surfactant present in them
atelectasis
pink puffers
emphysema patients (breathe through pursed lips to create their own internal PEEP)
Patients with this chronic disease tend to be overweight and cyanotic
bronchitis (blue bloaters)
Bacteria attach to the cilia that line part of the upper respiratory system and release toxins
pertussis
This disease is frequent in peds and characterized by a fever, profuse drooling and respiratory distress
epiglottitis
a symptom of this disease is a seal-like barking sound
trachealyngealbronchiolitis (croup)
NPAs are measured by ensuring they are equally or slightly longer than the distance from the
nose to ear lobe
OPAs are measured from
parallel to front of the teeth to the angle of the jaw
What device on the BVM is there to limit the risk of lung overinflation from overly aggressively ventilating?
pop-off valve
Retroglottic airway devices direct air towards the trachea by blocking the _________________ with air filled balloons
oropharynx and esophagus
When ET tubing, the curved blade is designed to fit into the
vallecula
in cases where only the epiglottis can be visualized during ETT, this device may be helpful in facilitating a proper tube placement
gum-elastic bougie
This type of surgical airway is often reserved for peds
needle cricothyrotomy
An OG tube can be placed to reduce gastric distention during BVM. To size tube measure from __________ to _________
angle of the jaw; epigastrium
This type of oxygen mask is used to deliver relatively precise oxygen concentrations
venturi
this device delivers a higher level of pressure during inhalation and a lower level of pressure during exhalation
Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
this is the narrowest part of the airway in children
cricoid cartilage
foreign bodies and ET tubes are more likely to end up here in the airway
right mainstem bronchus
most oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange takes place here
alveoli
this fold is formed by the base of the tongue and the epiglottis
vallecula
this is the narrowest part of the adult airway
glottis
this is located in the neck and lies inferior to the cricoid cartilage
thyroid gland
this structure separates the left and right nasal cavity
septum
this membrane connects the inferior border of the thyroid cartilage with the superior aspect of the cricoid cartilage
cricothyroid
these white bands of cartilage border the glottic opening
vocal cords
these help trap bacteria and other substances in the nasal cavity and sometimes become inflamed
sinuses
this is defined as the exchange of gases between a living organism and its environment
oxygenation
the percentage of oxygen in atmospheric air multiplied by the atmospheric pressure is used to calculate
partial pressure
hyperventilation ________ carbon dioxide levels and hypoventilation _________ carbon dioxide levels
lowers; increases
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
ventilation/perfusion mismatch
this reflex prevents overexpansion of the lungs
Hering-breuer
chemoreceptors are stimulated by ______ PaO2, _____ PaCO2, and _______ pH
decreased; increased; decreased
