Congenital Abnormalities as it relates to airway

Question 1

large tongue “big tongue”

Answer 1

beckwith, trisomy 21

Question 2

small mandible, “please get that chin”

Answer 2

Pierre robin, goldenhar, treacher collins, cri du chat

Question 3

cervical spine anomaly “kids try gold”

Answer 3

kippel feil, trisomy 21, goldenhar

Question 4

pierre robin characeristics

Answer 4

small under developed mandible
glossoptosis (big tongue that falls down and back)
cleft palate

Question 5

treacher collins characteristics

Answer 5

small mouth
small, under developed mandible
nasal airway blocked by tissue (choanal atresia)
ocular and auricular anomalies

Question 6

trisomy 21 characteristics

Answer 6

small mouth
big tongue
atlantoaxial instability
subglottic stenosis

Question 7

klippel feil characteristics

Answer 7

congenital fusion of cervical vertebrae aka rigidity

Question 8

goldenhar characteristics

Answer 8

small/under developed mandible
cervical spine abnormality

Question 9

beckwith syndrome characteristic

Answer 9

large tongue

Question 10

cri du chat characteristics

Answer 10

under developed/ small mandible
laryngomalacia
stridor