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E2- Airway Equipment I Flashcards

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This airway equipment allows gas administration to patient from breathing system without any apparatus in patient’s mouth.
May be used for entire anesthetic

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  • Face Mask
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The administration of oxygen before induction of anesthesia.

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  • Preoxygenation
  • Denitrogenation
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What are 3 components of Face Mask?

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    • Body- Transparent … Provides shape
    • Seal - Inflatable cushion … 20 to 25 cm H2O with minimal leak
    • Connector- 22 mm internal diameter … circular ring with prongs for straps

may have :: pacifier, ports, scent

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What is the pressure of the pneumatic cushion?

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20-25 cmH2O with minimal leak

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Criteria associated with difficult mask ventilation

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  • Obese, BMI > 30 kg/m2
  • Beard (big bushy ones)
  • Edentulousness
  • Snore/OSA
  • Elderly >55,
  • Male
  • Mallampata 3 or 4

OBESE M

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Importance of proper hand placement with mask ventilation?

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Don’t compress facial artery or nerve

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Ways to Overcome Difficult Mask Ventilation

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  • OPA or NPA
  • Two-handed technique
  • Cut beard
  • Tegaderm over mouth to create seal for face mask
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What should you NOT give if your patient can not mask ventilate?

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  • Do not give paralytics
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What should you do if you can not mask ventilate the patient?

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  • Emergency adjunct (difficult airway algorithm)
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What might be used to hold the face mask in place and allows CRNA’s hand to be free?

What should the pt be doing?

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  • Mask Straps
  • Pt should be spontaneously breathing + adequately sedated/comfortable
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What is an OPA and how does it work?

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  • oropharyngeal airway is a device used to maintain or open the airway
  • lifts **tongue + epiglottis away from posterior pharyngeal wall. **
  • decreases WOB during spontaneous ventilation.
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Why should you not put an OPA in an awake patient?

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  • Patient will fight you
  • Gag reflex still intact - aspiration rx
  • High risk of laryngospasm
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Criteria for OPA removal?

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  • pt is awake enough to remove it
  • follows commands
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Most OPA are made of _______

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  • Plastic
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The bite portion of an OPA must be firm enough that the patient cannot close the lumen by ________.

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  • biting (duh)
  • make sure pt has good teeth to use
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The OPAs are color-coded by size, which is measured in ______.

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  • millimeters
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How should size of OPA be determined?

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  • OPA should be used to measure from the corner of mouth to the angle of the mandible or the earlobe for appropriate sizing.
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What 2 reflexes should be depressed when placing OPA?

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  • Pharyngeal Reflexes
  • Laryngeal Reflexes

NPA = reflexes are intact

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What are 2 methods to OPA insertion?

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  • Approach with OPA backward and use 180-degree turn method
  • Use a tongue depressor to insert OPA method

Ericksen = just a jaw lift + put in

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Why is a bite block used?

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  • Prevents patient from biting on the ETT, bronchoscope, or endoscope
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Bite block placement? Pt condition with insertion?

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  • A bite block is placed between the upper and lower teeth or gums
  • Put in before going to sleep - hard to get jaw open through stages of anesthesia
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A type of airway adjunct designed to be inserted through the nasal passage down into the posterior pharynx to secure an open airway.

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  • Nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)
  • Nasal trumpet
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NPAs are tolerated in patients with intact _________.

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  • Airway Reflexes
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When would NPA be contraindicated? 5

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    • Basilar skull fracture
    • Nasal deformity
    • Hx of epistaxis
    • Pregnancy (very vascular)
    • Coagulopathy
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NPAs are preferably used with these patients
* Loose Teeth * Oral Trauma * Gingivitis * Limited Mouth Opening
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Design of NPA
* Resembles **shortened tracheal tube** * **Flange** - outer end ... to prevent complete passage * Less stimulating than OPA * Sized by outer diameter in **French scale**
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How should the size of the NPA be determined?
* Nostril to **external auditory meatus**
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How can you mitigate epistaxis during NPA insertion?
* Lubricate NPA thoroughly
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The bevel of the NPA should rest ______ above the _______.
* 10 mm above the Epiglottis
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What are 6 complications of airways (opa/npa) ?
* Airway obstruction (incorrect placement) * Ulceration of the nose or tongue - *prone or lateral *position * Dental/oral damage * Laryngospasm * Latex allergy (some older NPAs usually green in color) * Retention/swallowing
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Airway device that can be inserted into the pharynx to allow ventilation, oxygenation, and administration of anesthetic gases without the need for endotracheal intubation. This was the intermediate bridge between a face mask and ETT.
* Supraglottic Airway ## Footnote Can be used in both spontaneous ventilation and PPV
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What is a supraglottic ariway? Who created?
* ***Bridge** bw facemask + tracheal ETT * Dr. Archie Brain
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The LMA classic is shaped like a ________ proximally.
* Tracheal Tube
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The LMA classic is shaped like a ________ mask distally.
* Elliptical (face mask)
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Where does the LMA classic sit when inserted properly?
* Sits in **hypopharynx** and surrounds **supraglottic structure** * An inflatable cuff provides seal
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What is the LMA Classic not compatible with?
MRI - d/t metal spring (needs to be plastic)
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# %%%%%%%%%% How big of a syringe is needed to inflate an LMA classic? How much pressure of water is needed to inflate the LMA classic?
* 20 cc syringe * 60 cmH2O
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LMA Sizing Chart to Memorize.
neonates = 1 infants = 1.5-2.5 *only 2 half sizes children = 2-3 adults = 4-6
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What happens if LMA size is too small?
* Gas **leaks** during positive pressure
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What happens if LMA size is too large?
* Won’t **seat** over glottis * Greater incidence of **sore throat** * Possible pressure on **lingual, hypoglossal, and recurrent laryngeal** nerves
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# %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% How many LMAs should you take out during pre-op?
* Two LMA's * The size that you think and one size above or below
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Insertion of LMA
* Needs to be well lubricated; cuff down * Deflate cuff as much as possible * Place LMA upward towards the **hard palate ** * Follow the** posterior pharyngeal wall ** * Smooth motion * Should feel it curve downward in the airway, then come to a stop * Inflate balloon
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When the LMA balloon is inflated, what happens to the patient's neck?
* Neck **bulges** + LMA may “**rise**” slightly
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What can you do to troubleshoot a difficult LMA placement?
* Jaw lift * Pull tongue forward * **Slightly inflate** the balloon * Change to a different technique
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What is an LMA unique? How is it different + similar from Classic?
* Made of **PVC** * **STIFFER** cuff is less compliant than LMA classic * **Same insertion** technique of LMA classic
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What is an LMA Proseal?
* **Wired** reinforced LMA * **Shorter** than Classic LMA * Gastric access - **OGT** can be passed through to deflate the stomach to decrease the risk of aspiration
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What is an IGEL LMA?
* LMA with **NO CUFF** * Medical-grade **thermoplastic elastomer ** * The LMA conforms to create an **anatomical seal** of the** pharyngeal, laryngeal, and peri**-laryngeal structure * Gastric access - **OGT** * **Conduit** for intubation
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Which LMA creates the most adequate seal of the supraglottic structure?
* IGEL LMAs * lowest aspiration risk
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5 Advantages of LMA
* Ease and speed of placement (as fast as 5 secs) * Improved **hemodynamic** stability * **Reduced anesthetic** requirements * **No muscle relaxation** needed * Avoidance of some of the risks of tracheal intubation
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3 Disadvantages of LMA
* **Smaller seal pressures** than ETTs * No protection from **laryngospasm** * Little protection from **gastric regurgitation and aspiration** (First-generation LMA: LMA Classic and LMA Unique)
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Name First Generation LMAs
* LMA Classic * LMA Unique
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Name Second Generation LMAs. Why are they different?
* LMA Proseal * LMA IGEL * have a gastric outlet

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