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1
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What tracheostomy technique is associated with increased incidence of stenosis?

A

A trach for the 2nd time.

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A 64 y/o man with a total laryngectomy goes for a lap chole. What type of ETT should you use?

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Anode tube

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What device is most appropriate in this type of pulmonary disease? (don’t know what pic is)

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ETT Not endobronchial, not LMA, not anode.

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What type of poisoning would most likely be associated with a closed-space heater fire with incomplete combustion?

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Carbon monoxide (CO)

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5
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What airway management is indicated for acute burn patients?

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Intubation ASAP and secure the airway

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6
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Identify

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Laryngoflex

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7
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Identify

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Anode ETT, wire enforced

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8
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What are stay sutures?

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They are placed into the tracheal wall to help identify stoma location after a tracheostomy.

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9
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How long are stay sutures left in place?

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72 hours or 3 days

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10
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What would you expect in an achondroplastic dwarf related to his/her cervical spine?

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Atlanto occipital subluxation

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11
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Label

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12
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What disease process is depicted?

What drug is most likely associated?

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Ludwig’s angina

ACE inhibitors

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13
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What breath sound do you expect to hear with this image?

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Rales with increased lung water.

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14
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How would you intubate this pt?

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Nasal route

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15
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What is depicted?

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Shiley uncuffed

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16
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What is depicted?

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Shiley cuffed

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17
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What is depicted?

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Fenestrated cuffed trach

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18
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What cranial nerve and what branches are being monitored?

What type of surgery is being performed?

A

Facial nerve, temporal, buccal branches

Parotidectomy

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19
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What is the incidence of angioedema in the US?

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15%

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20
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What is depicted?

When is it contraindicated?

A

Williams airway

Anode ETT

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21
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What type of spinal anesthetic should be used for hip surgery in lateral decubitus position?

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hypobaric tetracaine

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22
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What is the tracheostomy inner cannual circuit connection?

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15mm

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23
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What sinus is involved in a blowout fracture?

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Maxillary sinus

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24
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What is depicted?

What antihypertensive is most frequently associated with this condition?

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Angioedema produced arteriolar dilation, venular inflammation. Located below the DERMIS

Ace inhibitors

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25
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What is depicted?

What type of surgery will this require?

A

Squamous cell carcinoma

Total laryngectomy

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26
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What is the inheritance pattern for achondroplastic dwarfism?

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autosomal dominant

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27
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How do you induce a child with a foreign body in the airway?

What must you have available? (2)

A

Heliox and Sevo inhalational induction

Magill forceps and Atropine!

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28
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What is the spinal deformity with Marie-Strumpell disease?

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Spondlyoarthropathy, fixed cervical spine

Aka, ankylosing spondylitis. It is a rheumatoid arthritis of the extremeties.

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29
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What are the most prevalent etiologies for angioedema?

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Drug related (90%)

Inheritance, autosomal dominant

Females > males

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30
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What is the pathophysiology of angioedema?

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Vasoactive mediators such as histamine, serotonin, and bradykinins cause angioedema.

Produces arteriolar dilation, venular inflammation, vascular leakage

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31
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What are the normal body components of an achondroplastic dwarf?

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Normal trunk

Also have normal intelligence, longevity, and reproduction

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32
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What are abnormal body components of achondroplastic dwarf? (5)

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  • Large head
  • Large mandible
  • Short maxilla
  • Premature c-spine fusion
  • Cervical instability
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33
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What is depicted?

What is the treatment?

A

Severe vocal cord granulomata

Laser surgery?

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34
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What condition would you expect pre-op hoarseness?

How would you manage the pt’s airway?

A

Acromegaly

Hoarseness due to decreased rotation and gliding or cricoarytenoid joints.

Do not upsize the tube for the trachea will be normal in size.

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35
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What laryngeal structures are made of hyaline cartilage?

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Cricoid, Arytenoid, Thyroid

36
Q

What surgical areas require one lung management in thoracic surgery? (4)

A

Lungs
Bronchi
Pulmonary vessels
Chest wall–trauma, mediastinum, tumors

37
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What are non-thoracic surgerical areas requiring one lung management? (3)

A

Spine
Aorta
GI–esophagus, gastroesophageal junction

38
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What diseases require one lung management? (4)

A

Infection
Hemorrhage
Parenchyma
Interrupted airways–bronchopleural fistula

39
Q

What allows atlanto-occipital extension?

A

Pharyngeal alignment by tilting the head.

40
Q

How do you calculate lung compliance?

A

C = Tidal volume / (Paw - Ppleura)

41
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How do you calculate thoracic compliance?

A

Vt / (Ppleura - Patm)

42
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How do you calculate total lung-thorax compliance?

A

Vt / (Pend expiration - P end inspiration)

43
Q

How do CLT, CL, and CT relate to one another?

What are normal values for each?

A

1/ CLT = 1/CL + 1/CT

CLT = 100

CL = 200

CT = 200

44
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How do you calculate percent transmission of intrathoracic vascular pressures?

A

CL / (CL + CT)

45
Q

What action is most likely to produce iatrogenic retropharyngeal abscesses?

A

Failed NGT placement

46
Q

What is the age for end of development in humans?

47
Q

What ages result in the highest incidence of foreign body aspiration?

48
Q

FRC is decreased in geriatrics. True or false?

49
Q

How do you examine the airway of post-irradiation patients?

A

Manual exam of larynx with swallowing

50
Q

Where does the eustachian tube drain?

A

nasopharynx

51
Q

What muscle of the tongue is responsible for depressing and protruding the tongue?

A

genioglossus

52
Q

What is depicted?

Name the parts.

A

Waldeyer’s ring

Palantine tonsils
Lingual
Adenoids
Nasopharyngeal

53
Q

What is the airway managment of a tonsillar abscess drainage?

A

GETA

Short acting NMB

Anode tube

54
Q

How do you manage a known case of angioedema?

A

Steroids 10 - 14 days

FFB w/in 24 hours of surgery

If undiagnosed, FFP ASAP!

55
Q

What sound is produced by an orificial airway lesion?

56
Q

What sound is produced in asthma?

57
Q

Where is the glottis in an infant vs. an adult?

58
Q

The cricoid is the narrowest part in child until ___ y/o.

59
Q

What are complications associated with nasotracheal intubation? (7)

A

Infection
Sinusitis
Perichondritis
Epistaxis
Abrasion
Chondritis
Hemorrhage

60
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What are acute airway management complications?

A

Catheter placement was not confirmed (50%)

Began HPOV with misplaced catheter (25%)

Catheter was directed to the head.

61
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What are intermediate airway management complications?

A

Inadequate O2

Failed to recognize inadequate O2

Tried to perform HPOV with breathing circuit

Failed to maintain catheter position

62
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What is a long term airway management complication?

A

Barotrauma.

63
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What is a primary tracheostomy?

A

Done initially or within 24 hours of intubation.

64
Q

What is the incidence of hoarseness associated with intubation?

When is spontaneous resolution?

When should you follow up?

A

3%

1-3 days

1 week

65
Q

When do the following events occur due to prolonged intubation?

Ulceration
Granulomata
Cisatrical stenosis

A

> 72 hours

3-21 days

> 2 weeks

66
Q

What is this?

67
Q

What’s this?

A

Tonsillar abscess

68
Q

What’s this?

A

Retropharyngeal abscess

69
Q

How do you manage post-laryngectomy case?

A

Suture in laryngectomy tube, pt SV

70
Q

What should FiO2 be for laser surgery?

71
Q

What laser is more superficial? Deep?

72
Q

What is the motor threshold for nerve stimulation?

73
Q

_____ RLN passes under aorta and hoarseness can occur w/ an aortic aneuysm

74
Q

What is the most common cause of stridor in 2 y/o?

A

laryngomalacia

75
Q

What is compromised with poor head and neck alignment during lateral decubitus?

A

Vascularity is compromised.

76
Q

What is the pathophysiology of TMJ DD?

How do you intubate?

A

Pain during activity with limited mouth opening

Nasal intubation

77
Q

What is the airway management risk of neurofibromatosis?

A

Neuromas can be highly vascular.

Also alveolitis in 20%

78
Q

What’s this?

A

gingival hyperplasia with dilantin therapy

79
Q

What’s this?

A

Gingivitis

80
Q

What’s this?

A

Peridontitis

81
Q

What is normal thyromental distance?

82
Q

What does the proximal limb of a montgomery t-tube do?

Distal?

A

Laryngeal, provides airflow

Tracheal, serves as a stent

It is used for long term airway managment giving stomal and suction access and phonation.

83
Q

What’s this?

A

leukoplakia

84
Q

Where will the vocal cords be with RLN injury?

Interruption?

A

Hoarseness toward midline

Paramedian

85
Q

What is the action of the tranverse arytenoideus?

Airways (53 decks)

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