Exam 2- Airway Equipment I Flashcards
This airway equipment allows gas administration to the patient from the breathing system without any apparatus in the patient’s mouth.
- Face Mask
The administration of oxygen before induction of anesthesia.
- Preoxygenation
- Denitrogenation
What are the three components of the Face Mask?
- 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
Criteria associated with difficult mask ventilation
- Obese, BMI > 30 kg/m2
- Beard (big bushy ones)
- Edentulousness
- Snore/OSA
- Elderly >55, Male
- Mallampata 3 or 4
OBESE M
Ways to Overcome Difficult Mask Ventilation
- Oral airway OR nasopharyngeal airway
- Two-handed technique
- Cut the beard (let the pt know beforehand)
- Tegaderm over mouth to create seal for face mask
What should you NOT give if your patient can not mask ventilate?
- Do not give paralytics
What should you do if you can not mask ventilate the patient?
- Emergency adjunct (difficult airway algorithm)
What might be used to hold the face mask in place and allows the CRNA’s hand to be free?
- Mask Straps
What is an OPA and how does it work?
- An oropharyngeal airway is a device used to maintain or open the airway by lifting the tongue and epiglottis away from the posterior pharyngeal wall.
- OPA decreases the work of breathing during spontaneous ventilation.
Why should you not put an OPA in an awake patient?
- Patient will fight you
- Gag reflex still intact
- High risk of laryngospasm
Most OPA are made of _______
- Plastic
The bite portion of an OPA must be firm enough that the patient cannot close the lumen by ________.
- biting (duh)
The OPAs are color-coded by size, which is measured in ______.
- millimeters
How should the size of the OPA be determined?
- OPA should be used to measure from the corner of the mouth to the angle of the mandible or the earlobe for appropriate sizing.
What reflexes should be depressed when placing an OPA?
- Pharyngeal Reflexes
- Laryngeal Reflexes
What are the two methods to OPA insertion?
- Approach with OPA backward and use 180-degree turn method
- Use a tongue depressor to insert OPA method
Why is a bite block used?
- Prevents patient from biting on the ETT, bronchoscope, or endoscope
Bite block placement
- A bite block is placed between the upper and lower teeth and gums
A type of airway adjunct designed to be inserted through the nasal passage down into the posterior pharynx to secure an open airway.
- Nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)
- Nasal trumpet
NPAs are tolerated in patients with intact _________.
- Airway Reflexes