Airway & Patient Position

Question 1

What type of drainage can be affected by positioning of the patient’s head and neck?

Answer 1

jugular veins

and

lymphatic drainage

Question 2

what position?

Supine, head lower than heart, legs
and pelvis elevated

Answer 2

trendelenburg

Question 3

What is true regarding T-berg

Answer 3

1. Surgical Procedures
   
   1. Physical access to specific regions
   2. Moves abdominal contents cephalad
   3. Alters regional circulation
2. Anesthesia Procedures
   
   1. Increases diameter of jugular veins
   2. Moves regurgitated material into pharynx
3. Circulation
   
   1. (+) Moves blood centrally from legs
   2. (–) Increased venous pressure & edema in head

Question 4

What position is this?

Answer 4

Georgia Position

Rotates pelvis, flattens lumbar curve, opens intervetebral disc space posteriorly

Question 5

Important take away from these slides

Always be thinking about the head and neck – airway and brain.
What you see on the outside is most likely what is on the inside – re: edema and swelling

Answer 5

Always be thinking about the head and neck – airway and brain.
What you see on the outside is most likely what is on the inside – re: edema and swelling