FINAL ASSESSMENT Flashcards
Difficult intubation
External anatomic features
• ↓ Head/neck movement (atlanto-occipitaljoint)
• Jaw movement (temporo-mandibular joint), mouth opening, and subluxation of the mandible
• Receding mandible
• Protruding maxillary incisors
• Obesity
Other Predictors
Thyromental distance • Sternomental distance • Visualization of the oropharyngeal structures • Anterior tilt of the larynx • Radiographic assessment
Mouth opening predictors of difficult intubation
A mouth opening (distance between incisors) limited to 3.5 cm or less will contribute to difficult intubation
Other predictors of difficult intubation incision
Protruding maxillary incisors can interfere with
laryngoscope placement and ETT passage
BAG mask ventilation MOANS
Mask seal Obese Age No teeth Snores or stiff
LEMON Laryngoscopy and intubation
L: Look externally ➢ E: Evaluate 3-3 (3 fingers between teeth, 3 fingers chin-neck to thyroid notch) ➢ M: Mallampati class ➢ O: Obstruction ➢ N: Neck mobility
Predictors of a Difficult Airway
➢ High Mallampati Classification ➢ Small mouth opening ➢ Prominent Incisors ➢ Thyromental Distance <6 cm ➢ Decreased neck extension ➢ Neck Circumference
Predictors of Difficult Face Mask Ventilation
➢ Age >55 y.o. ➢ BMI >26-30 kg/m2 ➢ Beard ➢ Snoring ➢ Lack of teeth ➢ Mallampati III or IV ➢ Limited mandibular protrusion
What is the Single most important predictor for both Difficult mask ventilation and difficult intubation
Limited mandibular protrusion
Predictors of Impossible Face Mask Ventilation
MBONM
➢ Male ➢ Beard ➢ Obstructive Sleep Apnea ➢ Mallampatie III or IV ➢ Neck radiation changes
Awake fiberoptic intubation can be performed
without atlanto-occipital extension
What can be left in place with awake fiberoptic intubation
Any head and neck stabilizing device can be left in place to prevent movement of c-spine
Awake intubation should be the technique of choice when?
if there is any reason to believe that maintaining a patent airway after induction of anesthesia may be difficult
Tracheal intubation in patients with an
unstable neck should be done with extreme caution.
Avoid movement that can
cause spinal cord compression and damage
Most conservative approach when difficult airway is
known or suspected
➢ Be careful
Awake intubation
➢ Must explain to the patient and coach through the
procedure
–> with sedatives
Topical anesthesia is the
KEY to successful awake intubation
During awake intubation, important to use
Important to use glycopyrrolate to dry mucous
membranes prior to topical LA (at least 20 min before)
To numb airway
➢ Nebulized LA, LA swish and swallow, LA spray
(hurricane spray), bilateral lingual nerve block, superior
laryngeal nerve block, transtracheal LA injection
Awake vs sleep intubation
Consider presence of at least 3 factors predictive of difficult or impossible to mask ventilate
COPD can lead to
Possible right-sided failure, cor pulmonale
• Peripheral edema
• Increased hepatojugular reflux
Can lead to cor pulmonale
COPD
Chronic Instrinsic pulmonary disorder In late stages, signs
signs of right ventricular failure/cor pulmonale
Treat cor pulmonale
– diuretics, dig, oxygen
Interpreting pulmonary funcitons: CLASS
FEV/FVC = <0.8 (80%)
Restrictive FEV/FVC
Both reduced, ratio is normal or high
Obstructive FEV/FVC
Low ratio , less than 70%
FEF25–75%:
forced expiratory flow over the middle one-half of the
FVC
FEF 25-75% is the
Average flow from the point at which 25% of the FVC has been exhaled to the point at which 75% of the FVC has been exhale
VC, TLC, RV in restrictive
Decreased
Signs of EARLY asthma attack
Alteration of expiratory plateau on capnography
Adventitious lung sounds
Crackles (rales)
■ Wheezes
■ Friction rubs
■ Rhonchi
What is crackles
– Late = pneumonia, CHF, atelectasis
Series of individual clinking or popping noises in an area
May sound like hairs rubbing together, Velcro, or a
crumpling piece of cellophane
Crackles
Sounds are caused by opening of small airways or alveoli that have been collapsed or decreased in volume during expiration because of fluid, inflammatory exudate
Crackles
Heard in both phases of resp
Crackles
Chronic bronchitis and crackles.
– Early inspiratory/expiratory crackles =
Fine vs. coarse
Fine Crackles =
–
brief, discontinuous, popping lung sounds that
are high-pitched
– Wood burning in a fireplace
Fine crackles
Coarse Crackles =
discontinuous, brief, popping lung sounds
Compared to fine crackles , coarse =
louder, lower in pitch, last longer
Bubbling sound, rolling strands of hair between fingers near ears?
Fine crackles
Can be inspiratory or expiratory
Wheezes
■ High-pitched continuous sounds that are generated by airflow through narrowed airways
Wheezes
Caused by airflow obstruction from edema, smooth muscle constriction, secretions
Wheezes
Low-pitched wheezes
– Continuous in both phases
– Snoring, gurgling, rattle-like quality
■ Occur in bronchi!
Rhonchu
■ Most commonly used to describe sounds generated by secretions in airways, usually clear after coughing
Rhonchi
Can also be used to describe coarse crackles from airway secretions
Rhonchi
Sound generated by inflamed or roughened pleural surfaces rubbing against each other during respiration (both phases)
Pleural rub
■ Series of creaky or rasping sounds heard during inspiration & expiration
Pleural rub
– Sounds like cat purring, walking on fresh snow
Pleural rub
Caused by inflammatory disease: pneumonia or pulmonary infarction
Pleural rub
– Not cleared by coughing
Pleural rub
– Localized, may be transient
Pleural rub
Pleural rub stops when_______if it continues.
holding breath, if it continues, it might be a pericardial friction rub (pericarditis!)
Stridor mostly
Inspiratory
Stridor associated with
Epiglottis
Foreign body
Laryngeal edema and croup
Lung Sounds (B, V, BV) – Vesicular
– inspiration/expiratory ratio of 3 to 1 or I:E of 3:1
■ Over most of both lungs (V, B, BV)
Vesicular
■ Inspiratory sounds last longer then expiratory (V, B, BV)
Vesicular
■ NORMAL Soft sound with relatively low pitch (B, V, BV)
Vesicular
Mixture of the pitch of the bronchial breath sounds
heard near the trachea and the alveoli with the vesicular
sound (B, V, BV)
Bronchovesicular
Inspiratory & expiratory almost equal (V, B, BV)
Bronchovesicular
– Medium intensity(B, V, BV)
– Medium pitch
Bronchovesicular
– Heard between scapula & in 1st & 2nd interspaces
anteriorly (B, V, BV)
Bronchovesicular
Abnormal in the lung periphery and may indicate an
early infiltrate or partial atelectasis (B, V, BV)
Bronchovesicular
– Hollow, tubular(B, V, BV)
Bronchial
– Expiratory sounds last longer than inspiratory (1:3)(B, V, BV)
Bronchial
Loud intensity (B, V, BV) – High pitch
Bronchial
Normal over trachea (B, V, BV)
Bronchial
Bronchial breath sounds other than close to the trachea may indicate (B, V, BV)
pneumonia, atelectasis, pleural effusions
Distinct pause between I/E (B, V, BV)
Bronchial
Vital Capacity in obstructive
Normal or decreased
TLC in obstructive
Normal or increased
RV in obstructive
Increase
FEV/FVC
Decreased
Maximum midexpiratory flow rate
Decreased
Maximum breathing capacity
Decreased
Primary Survey
A – Airway with C-spine B – Breathing C – circulation with hemorrhage control D – disability E – Exposure / Environment
Secondary Survery
A – allergies M – medications P – past medical history L – last meal E – events/environment related to injury
Even in smokers with no chronic lung
disease
smoking increases carboxyhemoglobin levels, decreases
ciliary function, increases sputum production, stimulates CV system
Smoke-free interval of
12-18 hours shows significant declines in carboxyhgb & normalization of oxygen-HGB dissociation curve
CO Hb < 15-20
Headache, dizzins and occasional confusion
CO Hb 20-40
N/V, disorientation and visual impairment
CO Hb 40-60
Agitation, combativeness, hallucinations, coma, and shock
CO Hb > 60
Death
Early complications
Carbon monoxide poisoning Airway obstruction Pulmonary edema 1-5 days post-injury ARDS
Late complications
Pneumonia
Atelectasis
Pulmonary emboli
Tension pneumothorax
Immediate threats to life=>Tension pneumothorax
Pneumo and CXR
No time for CXR!
Tension PNeumo Treatment:
14 gauge angiocatheter at 2nd intercostal midclavicular line or 4th intercostal midaxillary line
Anesthesia Considerations for Burns
No easy way to induce – slow & steady
Hypovolemia and/or depleted catecholamines
lead to hypotension with all agents
Burns and succ
No succinylcholine after 1st 24 hrs, and for up to 2
yrs
Burn pts and NDNMB
are resistant to nondepolarizers
Up to 5X normal dose!