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Airway Management Flashcards

1
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Methods of airway management

A

Head Tilt Chin Lift
Neutral Sniffing Position
Suction
OPA/NPA

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2
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Patient is choking and cannot cough

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Abdominal Thrust

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3
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Modified CPR

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Visualize before you ventilate

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4
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Alveoli

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Diffuse O2 and CO2

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5
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Pulmonary Edema Causes (5)

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Left Heart Problems
Super Heated Gas
Chemical Inhalation
COPD
Pneumonia

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6
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What muscle is upper airway

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Smooth

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7
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What center is smooth muscle controlled by?

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Vasomotor

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8
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Wheezing is caused by

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Asthma, Anaphylaxis, COPD (AAC)

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9
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Hives are also called

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Uticaria

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10
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Anaphylaxis Tx

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Epipen

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11
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What does Epipen do?

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Dilates Bronchials, Constricts vessels in the body. Triggers sympathetic Response

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12
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Anaphylaxis pathophysiology

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vasodilation, bronchial constriction

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13
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Mediasternum organs

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Heart, great vessels, esophagus, trachea, major, bronchi

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14
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Wheezing Lung Sounds

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“AAC” Asthma, anaphylaxis, COPD

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15
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Hemothorax

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Just blood in pleura

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15
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Hemopneumothorax

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Blood and air in pleura

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16
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Another name for hives

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Urticaria

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17
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Frenic Nerve

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Controls Diaphram

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18
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What controls respiratory rate and how is it measured?

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Respiratory Control Center in the brain stem, measured acid in the blood, chemo receptors

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19
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Hypoxic Drive

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Body using oxygen levels to control respiratory rate

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20
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How much oxygen do we retain?

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5%

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21
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What is modified OPQRST?

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Used for respiratory distress. QRS is different.
Quality - is it harder to breath in or out?
R- Rate, Rhythm, Quality
Scale - Mild, Moderate, Severe

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22
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Terms for Poor Tidal Volume

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Shallow Respiration, Ineffective Respirations, Gasping Respirations

23
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What are the indications for an Orapharyngeal Adjunct (OPA)?

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Need to create/maintain airway in unconscious patient with no gag reflex

24
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What are the indications for a Nasopharyngeal Adjunct (NPA)?

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Need to create/maintain airway in unconscious or semi-unconscious patient with gag reflex

25
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Rules of Suctioning

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Always suction coming out
Adult 15 seconds, Children 10 seconds, Pets 5 seconds
Wait 2 minutes in between (give oxygen)

26
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Patient has decent rate (>8) and tidal volume, what mask would you use?

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Non-Rebreather

27
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What flow rate do we use for O2?

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10-15 L/min

28
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Patient is in a stable state and has COPD, what mask would we use?

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Nasal Canula

29
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Patient is not breathing or has inadequate tidal volume (<8). What mask do you use?

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BMV, less than <8 ventilate

30
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Treatment for Hyperventilating

A

Coach breathing, Begin BMV (Explain procedure to patient), Synch ventilations with patients breath and eventually control breath

31
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What are the two most preferred methods of ventilation by DOT?

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Pocket mask (1) rescuer, Two person BMV

32
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What is the least preferred vent method by DOT?

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1 person BMV

33
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What can treat pulmonary edema and severe broncho spasm?

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CPAP, ALS only

34
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Ataxic Breathing

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Totally irregular, no rate or tidal volume that is consistent. Usually brain stem laceration

35
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Cheyenne Stokes Respirations

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Regularly irregular. Tidal volume and rate increase and decrease together. Indication is brain injury

36
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Kussmal Respirations

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Deep rapid breaths. To correct acidosis

37
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A 3 y/o kid has stridor, fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, and drooling. What can you suspect?

A

Epiglottitis

38
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A 6 month old has Stridor, Barking seal cough, fever, chills, nausea, vomiting. What can you suspect?

39
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What is the treatment for epiglottis?

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Avoid anything that can trigger the epiglottis, carefully transport to the hospital.

40
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What is the treatment for Croup?

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Airway - Suctioning, High flow O2, transport

41
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus is what type of illness?

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Pneumonia, because this means lung infection

42
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How to treatment pneumonia?

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Support Airway, Breathing, and Circulation. High Flow O2 (could be BMV or NRB), Fowlers, Monitor SPO2, Suction PRN

43
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3 types of COPD

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Emphysema, Bronchitis, Asthma

44
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What do we call COPD Emphysema Patients?

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Pink Puffers, due to flush color and puffed out chest, pursed lip breathing

45
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What do we call COPD Bronchitis patients?

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Blue Bloaters, due to cyanosis and overweight. Lung sounds will include wheezing and rhonchi

46
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A patient has gurgling sounds in their lungs, what is this called?

47
Q

Your asthma patient is wheezing and in respiratory distress, but when asked to provide their inhaler, cannot do so. Can you administer the medication?

48
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You have just administered albuterol to your patient. What do you need to assess for?

A

Lung sounds after 3 mins

49
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You’re patient has just had a spontaneous pneumothorax, what is the treatment?

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Airway, O2, BMV PRN

50
Q

Your patient is experiencing sharp pinpoint chest pain and dyspnea. Has good tidal volume but low 02. What can you suspect?

A

Pulmonary embolism

51
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BADPRLS

A

Pneumonic for potential pulmonary embolism causes. Birth Control, Atrial Fib, Deep Vein Thrombosis, prolonged immobilization, Recent Surgery, Long Bone Fracture, Sickle Cell Anemia

52
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You have identified your patient likely has a pulmonary embolism. What is the treatment?

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Fowlers, High flow O2, Ventilate, Transport

53
Q

Nitroglycerin, Albuterol, and Epi-pen are all medications we can…

A

Assist with but do not carry (administer)

54
Q

Intraosseous

A

Injection into bone marrow

55
Q

Acute in medical means…

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Non traumatic

56
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Before administering meds we verify using DICCE. What does this mean

A

Drug/Doctor/Dose, integrity, Clarity, Color, Expiration.

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