Airway Management Flashcards
1
Q
What are the predicting factors for difficult intubation? (8)
A
- History of difficult intubation
- Upper lip bite test grade 3 (lower incisors cannot bite upper lip)
- Shorter thyromental distance
- Obesity
- Receding mandible
- Short neck
- Head and neck movement
- Obstruction e.g laryngeal oedema
2
Q
What procedure is done to check tracheostomy is in the right place and why?
A
USS of the neck as anatomical variations in vessels
3
Q
What safety preperations should be done before doing a tracheostomy? (2)
A
- USS neck
- INR for clotting
4
Q
What are the long term complications of a tracheostomy? (2)
A
- Missing trachea and hitting oesophagus
- Bronchoesophageal fistula
