BASICS Exam 3 Flashcards
airway, uro/ortho/robot, POCUS, monitoring, vents
what is the #1 reason for anesthesia related deaths/morbidity
difficult airway
what condition makes patients difficult to mask
obesity
what do you do if you cant ventilate/ cant intubate
wake up
emergent cric
what do you add to ETT for long procedures to avoid heat loss
HME, passive evaporation heat loss prevention, takes 1 hour to be effective
how much higher is resistance in nasal intubation when compared to oral intubation
2x, can be higher in deviated septum
what is the the airway space behind the nose
nasopharynx
what is the airway space behind the mouth
oropharynx
when does the nasopharynx end
soft palate
when does the oropharynx end
epiglottis
what is the name of the space from the glottis down
hypopharynx
what the area below the eipiglottis where CRNAs do alot of airway manipulation
subglottic opening
what is the purpose of the nose
warm and humidify air during oral breathing
how much moisture does the nose add to air a day
1 L to 10,000L of air per day
what is the space between tongue and epiglottis
vallecula
what innervates the anterior nose
V1 opthalmic division of Cranial nerve 5- trigeminial-
anterior ethmoidal nerve
what innervates the mid nose and hard/soft palate
V2 maxillary division of cranial nerve 5- trigeminial- sphenopalantine nerve
what innervates the anterior 2/3 anterior tongue (sensation)
V3 Mandibular division of cranial nerve 5- trigeminial- lingual nerve
what innervates the posterior 1/3 tongue, oropharynx, and soft palate
cranial nerve 9, glossopharyngeal
what innervates the glotis/subglottic space, hypopharynx and trachea above the vocal cords
cranial nerve 10- vagus- internal laryngeal nerve
what innervates the trachea below the vocal cords
cranial nerve 10- vagus- recurrent laryngeal
what innervates the nasal mucosa
opthalmic and maxillary divisions of cranial nerve 5-trigeminal
what can happen with mouth breathers/ intubated patients
mucous gets thick and dry, add humidifier
what is a passive humidifier
HME
what innervates the hard and soft palate
palantine nerves from sphenopalatine ganglion
what is the innervation of the gag reflex
glossopharyngeal,
vagus,
spinal accessory nerves
what three nerves innervate all the muscles of the pharynx, larynx, and soft palate
glossopharyngeal (9)
vagus (10)
spinal accessory (11)
what carries the gag afferently to the medulla
glossopharyngeal
what carries the gag reflex efferently from medulla
vagus nerve
what nerves have synapses with the glossopharyngeal nerve to carry the gag reflex afferently towards the medulla
vagus
spinal accessory
what are the borders of the pharynx
back of tongue to nose
what are the three divisions of the pharynx
nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
what separates the nasopharynx and oropharynx
soft palate
what inervates the nasopharynx
trigeminal nerve- CN5
what are the borders of the oropharynx
soft palate to superior edge of epiglottis
what innervates the oropharynx
CN 9- glossopharyngeal
what are the borders of the hypopharynx
superior border of epiglottis to inferior border of cricoid cartilage
what innervates the hypopharynx
CN 10 (vagus) through internal superior laryngeal nerve
what does the R recurrent laryngeal nerve go under
innomanite artery/ brachiocephalic artery
what does the L recurrent laryngeal nerve go under
aorta
what procedures do the recurrent laryngeal nerve get damaged in
thoracic,
mitral valve,
aortic,
tumor
the recurrent laryngeal nerve innervates all muscles of the larynx except the
cricothyroid
what are risks of recurrent laryngeal nerve damage
hoarseness,
vocal cord palsy
what does the recurrent laryngeal nerve innervate in hypopharynx
sensory innervation from vocal cords down through trachea
motor function to all muscle of larynx except cricothyroid
what does the internal superior laryngeal nerve inervate in hypopharynx
sensory innervation of hypopharynx above vocal cords, base of tongue, epiglottis, arytenoids (above glottic opening)
what does the external superior laryngeal nerve inervate in hypopharynx
motor function to cricothyroid muscle of larynx
what do you block for awake intubation
superior laryngeal nerve at bifurcation
what nerve perforates the cricothyroid membrane
external laryngeal branch of superior laryngeal nerve
when do you use airway blocks
awake intubation with fiberoptic intubation
what does unilateral damage to the superior laryngeal nerve do
minimal effects
what does bilateral damage to the superior laryngeal nerve do
hoarseness
tiring of voice
what does unilateral damage to recurrent laryngeal nerve do
hoarseness
what does bilateral acute damage to recurrent laryngeal nerve do
stridor, Resp dx
what does bilateral chronic damage to recurrent laryngeal nerve do
aphonia
what does unilateral damage to vagus nerve do
hoarseness
what does bilateral damage to vagus nerve do
aphonia
where is larynx located on cervical spine
C3-C6
what is the narrowest part of the adult airway?
vocal cords
what part of airway anatomy modulates sound
larynx
what seperates the trachea from esophagus when swallowing
larynx/epiglottis
What is the larynx composed of?
muscles
ligaments
cartilage
what is size of vocal cords in males
23mm
what is the size of vocal cords in females
17mm
what is the smallest part of pediatric airway
glottic opening
just past vocal cords
what is the range of the glottic apertrue
60-100mm
what does the posterior cricoarytenoid do?
what innervates it?
abducts (opens) the vocal cords
recurrent laryngeal nerve
what does the lateral cricoarytenoid do?
what innervates it?
adducts (closes) the arytenoids, closing the glottis
recurrent laryngeal nerve
what does the transverse arytenoid do?
what innervates it?
adducts (closes) the arytenoids
recurrent laryngeal nerve
what does the oblique arytenoid do?
what innervates it?
closes the glottis
recurrent laryngeal nerve
what does the aryepiglottic /aryearritnoid do?
what innervates it?
closes the glottis (apperture)
recurrent laryngeal nerve
what does the vocalis do?
what innervates it?
relaxes the cords
recurrent laryngeal nerve
what does the thyroarytenoid do?
what innervates it?
relaxes tension int he vocal cords
recurrent laryngeal nerve
what does the cricothyroid do?
what innervates it?
tenses and elongates the vocal cords (tone of voice)
external branch of superior laryngeal
what is the first thing you see when doing DL
epiglottis
what is the second thing you see when doing DL while lifting
arytenoid cartilage
what is the third you see when doing DL while lifting
vestibular folds (false vocal cords)
what is the fourth thing you see when doing DL while lifting
true vocal cords
where do you put MAC blade
vallecula
where do you put the Miller blade
under the epilglottis
what is doorway to the airway
epiglottis
what is the epiglottis attached to
bottom of the tongue
which arytenoid cartilages are most medial/ at the bottom of DL view
corniculate
which arytenoid cartilages are most lateral/ at the sides of DL view
cuneiform
where is trachea in relation to cervicle and thoracic vertebrae
C6-T5
where is carina on thoracic vertebrae
T5
when does trachea end
carina
what is the most cephalad cartilage of trachea
cricoid
what cartilage of trachea is a full ring
cricoid
what is the shape of most tracheal cartilage
horse shoe/ C shaped
what is the first “grade” view you see when intubating and then
Cormack-Lehane
grade 4- soft tissue
grade 3- epiglottis
grade 2- vestibular folds/arytenoids
grade 1- vocal cords, arytenoids, everything
what is visible in Cormack-Lehane grade 4
soft tissue
what is visible in Cormack-Lehane grade 3
epiglottis
what is visible in Cormack-Lehane grade 2
vestibular folds
arytenoids
+ grade 2
what is visible in Cormack-Lehane grade 1
everything
true vocal cords
arytenoids
epiglottis
can you do an airway assessment pre op
no, have to stick scope down throat
when doing airway assessment do you say “ah”
no, raises soft pallate and makes it too easy
What is Mallampati class 1
most of glottis visible
- hard palate, soft palate, uvula, fauces, tonsillar pillar
what is Mallampati class 2
hard palate,
soft palate,
uvula,
fauces (usually only base of uvula visible, non tonsilar pillars)
what is Mallampati class 3
hard and soft palate, very base of uvula
what is Mallampati class 4
hard palate only
What does the Mallampati score evaluate?
difficulty of intubation
how much room you have in mouth to displace tissue
where do we do cricothyrotomy
cricothyroid membrane, right above cricoid cartilage
what is prayer sign
if cant press palms together, have arthritis of joints, probably arthritis of neck, hard to move neck to view airway
also arthritis of arytenoids
what neck circumference leads to difficult intubation
43 cm
what neck circumference/thyromental distance (NC/TMD) is difficult intubation
> 5cm
having OSA is indicitive of difficulty ___________
masking
soft tissue flaps
what percent of pregnancy has Difficult intubation
8%
what in pregnancy leads to Diff Intubation
swelling of airway
friable airway
smaller airway
lots of edema
(lay out lots of tubes to go down in size if needed)
what are large incisors indicitive of in airway assessment
decreased room, increased injury
what is large tongue indicitive of in airway assessment
large wide tongue will get in way of ETT
will cover airway making mask ventilation difficult
what is facial hair indicitive of in airway assessment
cant seal mask
how can you get a seal with facial hair
opsite dressing
water based lube
use two hands and use machine to ventilate
why dont you use petroleum based lubricant on face with intubation
airway fire
what is small mouth opening (<3cm) indicitive of in airway assessment
difficult airway
what is decreased mobility or pain or N/T with neck flexion and extension indicitive of in airway assessment
movement- cant get good angle for intubation
N/T- cervical compression, double crush syndrome watch with how you turn head
what is the upper lip bite test
vermillion border test
bite with lower teeth as far up upper lip/gums as possible
what does upper lip bite test test for
checks for retrognathia,
basically no chin with big overbite (mandible in and overbite)
what is lemon technique?
L-look externally
E-evaluate 3,3,2
M-mallampati
O-obstruction or obesity
N- neck mobility
What is the 3-3-2 rule in airway assessment?
3 fingerbreaths between incisors
3 fingerbreaths between mentum (tip of chin) and hyoid bone (chin-neck junction)
2 fingerbreaths between hyoid bone and thyroid notch
what decreases somebodys incisor distance
TMJ
how do you get help with patient with TMJ
ask them tricks of how they open jaw, or have them open jaw then stick gaurd in
what shape of palate is a predictor of difficult airway
highly arched or narrow
what neck shape is a difficult airway
short thick neck
what neck movement predicts Diff intubate
cannot touch chin to chest OR patient cannot extend neck
what female specific thing can lead to Diff intubation
large breasts, shift up and put weight on chest/airway, cant move tissue
ramp patient up to sniffing position
what is thyromental distance
distance between mental area and thyroid cartilage
what does thyromental distance help determine
how readily laryngeal axis will fall in line with pharyngeal axis
how acute the angle will be
what should thyromental distance be
> 3 fingers or > 6 cm in adults
what is thyromental distance is less than 3 fingers or >6 cm
acute pharyngeal/laryngeal angle = Diff intubation
what is the most important airway skill
masking
What is the goal of airway management?
move air
where should mask lay on patient
bridge of nose/between pupils, lateral nasolabial folds, between lower lip and chin
what can a large mask that goes under the chin cause
leak
compression of soft tissue
how can we minimize gastric insufflation with masking
pressure under 20 cm H20
give gradual not sudden breath
what does gastric insufflation cause
vomit
what do you do if you have to use high pressure (<20 cm H20) in mask patient
OG tube and suck air out
what is the CE technique
2 fingers (thumb and index) on mask in C
2 fingers (middle and ring) on jaw bone
1 finger (pinky) performing jaw thrust on mandible
what happens if you put fingers on soft tissue while mask ventilating
compressing airway
what are techniques for difficult mask
two handed- beards or difficult seal seal
opsite dressing/lube- beards
oral/nasal airway
mask straps
where do you but fingers in two handed ventilation
thumbs on mask, middle finger under mandible jaw thrusting
why do you not want hands on patients face while falling asleep
makes patient nervous
what size of mask is for Premis
00
what size of mask is for infant
0
what size of mask is for child
1
what size of mask is for a small adult
2
what size of mask is for medium adult
3
what size of mask is for large adult
4
what size of mask is for extra large adult
5
what size mask for adult is most common
3 or 4
what hand do you hold larygoscope handle with
left
what hand do you hold ETT with
right
what is shape of miller
straight
what shape is a mac
curved
how does mac open airway
goes in valecula and indirectly lifts epiglottis
how does miller open airway
goes under epiglottis and directly lifts it
which blade do you knock out teeth more
miller
what is MAC technique for intubation
R side of mouth
displace tongue to left
what is miller technique for intubation
avoid tongue
go down back side
under epiglottis
What is a stylet used for?
rigid wire inside tube used to shape ETT
usually in indirect laryngoscopy
what is 00 miller blade for
premi
what is 0 miller blade for
infant
what is 2-3 miller blade for
most adults
what is a wisconsin blade
super straight long miller
what is pediatric size MAC
1
what increases as you go up with MAC size
length and width
what is the most used MAC size
3-4
what is Dr Rices perfect mac blade
3.5 ceramic
What is the sniffing position?
It is the optimum intubation position
35 neck flexion, 15 face plane extension
head elevated 8-10 cm
how can you lift head for intubation sniffing position
pillows
stomach
chest
where do you put pillows for sniffing posistion
shoulder blades
head
what is goal of sniffing position
align oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal axis for straight line visualization of glottis
how high should patient be for intubation
CRNAs xiphoid
what is the scissor techique
2 gloves on R hand
using R thumb and R index/middle finger on maxillary teeth to push mandible and lip away
what percent of peoples mouth are opened automatically
20%
where on patients body do you aim when lifting laryngoscope
patients left foot
how do you insert laryngoscope blade
insert blade slightly to right of tongue
sweep leftward and upward
aim for patients left foot
how does wrist move during intubation
it doesn’t, lock it in place, lift with arm tucked in to body
what is BURP manuever
manipulation of trachea to find epiglottis with cricoid pressure
Backward
Upward
Rightward
Pressure
ETT is sized according to __________ diameter
internal
what is the increment of size for ETT
0.5mm
where do lengthwise centimeter markings start at on ETT
distal end to assist in placement depth
how does ETT react to body temp
the polyvinyl chloride plastic softens with body temp
how high above carina do you want ETT
3-5 cm
why do you not want ETT on carina
cause cough reflex
where are cough receptors in lungs
carina
what is normal ETT depth at incisors for females
21 cm
what is normal ETT depth at incisors for males
23 cm
what is formula for ETT depth
(body height in cm/5) - 13 to the R mouth angle (cm)
what is method for proper ETT placement depth
intubate, inflate cuff, pull tube till meet resistance, this is right on the other side of vocal cords
what type of tube cuffs do we usually use
high volume low pressure
how many ccs can ETT hold
90ccs
what is normal cause of “cuff leak”
migration of tube up vocal cords
should you squeeze little ballon on ETT
no, doesnt tell you anything, very painful
what can you do to determine if their is a cuff leak
leak test
how do you do leak test
put air in cuff
put valve thing on
put at 40-30-20
should leak at 40 and 30
should stop and 20
if leaks at less than 20 then needs more air
what other device measures cuff pressure
sphygomometer or something, monometer
what can overfilled ETT cuff lead to
tracheal stenosis
what are methods of confirming intubation
condensation in ETT
bilateral chest rise
continuous EtCO2
direct visualization of ETT through cords
lung sounds
how many EtCO2 readings do you need before know in lungs
> 4
what makes false EtCO2 reading in esophagation
bictra anaticid
its Sodium Bicarb
how do you check for R mainstem
breath sounds
PIP
unilateral chest rise
decrease volume
decreased SpO2
what is an LMA an example of
supraglottic airway
what does LMA stand for
laryngeal mask airway
T/F you can aspirate with LMA
TRUE
Is the LMA a secure airway?
NO
what is a device that “lets us mask patient without hands”
LMA
Where does the LMA seal the airway
hypopharynx
what size LMA do you use for an infant weighing <5 kg
what is the cuff volume
1
up to 4ml
what size LMA do you use for a child weighing 5-10 kg
what is the cuff volume
1.5
up to 7ml
what size LMA do you use for a child weighing 10-20 kg
what is the cuff volume
2
up to 10 ml
what size LMA do you use for a small adult weighing 20-30 kg
what is the cuff volume
2.5
up to 14ml
what size LMA do you use for a normal adult weighing 50-70 kg
what is the cuff volume
4
up to 30
what size LMA do you use for a large adult weighing 70-100 kg
what is the cuff volume
5
up to 40
what size LMA do you use for <5kg
1
what size LMA do you use for 70-100 kg
5
what size are most adults in LMA
3-4
what does supreme LMA have
catheter to suction in esophagus
where does the tip of LMA sit
esophagus
where is opening of LMA
over glottic opening
what can fast track LMA do
ETT can slide in through LMA
can also use fiber optic bronchoscope with cook exchange catheter
what can LMA be used for
airway on its own
time before intubation
as an “introducer” for ETT/bronchoscope intubation
what is the approach for video laryngoscopy
midline approach
what can be difficult in video laryngoscopy and anterior airway
can see it, but have to hook ETT up to get airway, have to twist it
what is a benefit of video larygoscope intubation wise
more room in mouth
what do you do if you cant ventilate with mask
wake up or intubate
1) oral airway
2) nasal airway
3a) paralyze and intubate OR 3b) LMA
what do you do if initial intubation is unsuccessful
1) call for help
2) return to spontaneous respiration
3) wake the patient
4) MASK
what do you do if face mask ventilation after failed intubation is inadequate
attempt SGA (LMA)
what do you do if LMA fails after face mask ventilation after failed intubation is inadequate
emergency invasive airway (cric)
at anypoint in pathway if you cant ventilate where do you jump to
emergency airway pathway
in needle cric do you ventilate patient?
NO,
just pushing oxygen in,
too small to ventilate
if multiple failed attempts to intubate but can mask ventilate what do you do
end surgery
what does waveform on anesthesia machine mean
pressure changes, not always ventilating
how long do patients last before desat
6 min in perfect patient
how long does propofol last
2-5 min
what is a bougie for
poor view,
hard tip goes into airway and you feel hard bumps of tracheal rings
if you use a bougie and it is smooth where are you
esophagus
what are some complications of intubation
ETT malposition
laryngospasm
dental trauma
soft tissue trauma
vocal cord damage
what is common ETT malposition
R main stem
-PIP
-low volumes
-decrease sats
-lung sounds
What is a laryngospasm?
vocal cords clamp closing the airway
when does laryngospasm usually happen
stage 2 anesthesia
what are steps to treat laryngospasm
100% O2 with continuous PP
jaw thrust so air hits cords
if complete
1-2 ccs succs
-bag them till succs wears off
what is a partial laryngospasm? how does it resolve?
usually resolve on own
use 100% O2 with continous PP
what happens if you breathe against a closed glottis
negative pressure pulmonary edema
negative pressure against closed airway pulls fluid from vasculature into lungs
how do you treat negative pressure pulmonary edema
cpap/bipap 12-24 hours (push fluid back out)
possible diuretic
how long does it take to develop negative pressure edema
5-6 breaths
few minutes
what kind of risk is dental trauma in anesthesia
normal risk
how can you cause vocal cord damage with stylet
pushing stylet through vocal cords- causes vocal cords palsy
never put stylet through vocal cords
what happens if you break a tooth
have to get it out
what do you do for C-spine anesthesia
hold c-spine
log roll
hold cspine while intubaing,
use glidescope or fiber optic to keep neck in line
DOCUMENT cspine held
what do you document with Cspine
Cspine help
fiber optic
no flexion/extension
preexisting issues
anything to show you didnt cause worse symptoms
when do you use jet ventilation
airway or tracheal procedures (tracheal stents)
what is rate of jet ventilator inspiration/expiration
1-2 sec inhale
5-6 sec exhale
is jet ventilator ventilation?
no only oxygenating
what is common issue with jet ventilator
increased CO2
can you run gasses in jet ventilation case
no all IV
what psi jet ventilator do you use for adults
what is limit
start at 20 psi, increase until adequate chest rise
< 50 psi
what psi jet ventilator do you use for children
what is limit
start at 5-10 psi, increase until adequate chest rise
<30psi
what rate do you use for jet ventilator
20 bursts per minute
how do you minimize barotrauma in jet ventilation
adequate expiratory phase
what do you do if surgeon is using bovie during jet ventilator
<30% O2, us air blender
if you are using 100% O2 with jet ventilator and surgeon decides to use bovie how long do you wait for O2 to diminish
3 min
what are disadvantages of jet ventilation
does not provide protection against secretions/aspiration
incomplete control
specialized training
are jet ventilators laser safe
NO
can you accurately monitor gas exchange in jet ventilation
No
use abgs
how are pH and CO2 affected in jet ventilation
low pH
high CO2
what are complications of jet ventilation
aspiration
Gi insufflation
bleeding
pneumothorax
subcutaneous emphysema
inadequate ventilation
barotrauma
what is the most common performed urologic procedure
cystoscopy
what are indications for cystoscopy
hematuria
recurrent urinary infection
renal calculi
urinary obstruction
what are some procedures using cystoscope
bladder biopsies
retrograde pyelograms
resection of bladder tumors
extraction of lithotripsy or renal stones
placement of manipulation of ureteral stents
what are anesthesia considerations for ureteral stents
patient cannot move
NMBD- ETT
what position are most cystoscopy in
lithotomy
how do you move legs in lithotomy
move legs together, avoid dislocating hip
what are anesthetic considerations for lithotomy
deep sedation, dont want movement to prevent nerve damage
what is risk of an OR bed where the foot of the bed lowers
if arms are tucked fingers can get cut off by bed
what neves can be damaged in lithotomy
common peroneal nerve
saphenous nerve
obturator and femoral nerve
sciatic nerve
how can common peroneal nerve be damaged in lithotomy
lateral knee/calf rests on strap support
how does common peroneal nerve injury manifest
loss of dorsiflexion of foot (foot drop)
How does a saphenous nerve injury present?
numbness along medial calf (nerve runs along medial thigh)
how does obturator and femoral nerve injury occur in lithotomy
excessive flexion of thigh against groin, panus/obesity
how does the sciatic nerve get injured in lithotomy
extreme flexion at thigh can stretch sciatic
how does lithotomy position affect lungs
FRC decrease, especially in large/pregnant patients
increased peak pressures
LMA may not be a good choice cause of pressure requirements
how does lithotomy position affect heart
increased venous return from leg elevation
exacerbate CHF,
increases MAP but not CO
lowering legs can cause a drop in pressure