Midterm Flashcards
Describe the location and action of cueform cartliages
The lateral of the two bumps in the glottis
Spring-like action
Sequence of RSI
Sedate, NMBD, sellick
What is the most likely glottic action to occur following extubation of a patient who suffered bilateral RLN injuries during surgery?
Injury - VC closed
Interruption - VC at cadaveric position
For a patient with moderate septal deviation, how many turbinates will be out of the normal anatomic position?
None (b/c turbinates are on lateral wall)
What is the action of the transverse arytenoideus?
ADduction
When do symptoms (eg, dyspnea) appear when an orificial lesion is progressively obstructing the upper airway?
70%
What is the peak age for which foreign body aspirations occur?
2 years old
If questioned about the likelihood of being hoarse postop, what incidence would you site in your explanation to a patient?
3%, resolves on own in 1-3 days
If inadvertent endobronchial intubatio occurs, which lobe of the lungs will most likely be atelectatic postop?
Right upper lobe
A 4 yo suspected of aspirating a marble needs to undergo GA to remove foreign body. She is dyspneic, stridorous, uncooperative, and SpO2 is 86% and she doesn’t have an IV. What is the best induction plan for this patient?
Inhalational induction with Sevo, O2, and Helium
What size connection exits (?) for attaching an anesthesia breathing circuit to a rigid bronchoscope?
15 mm ?
What does the thyroid gland secrete?
T3 & T4
The facial nerve provides:
A) sensory
B) motor
C) both
C) both
Motor threshold for NMB stimulation of the adductor pollicis occurs at what mA?
15 mA
For an adult male, the cricoid cartilage is found at what C-spine level?
C6
The superior laryngeal nerve is a branch of what nerve?
Vagus
Where does the smallest cross-sectional area of the adult larynx occur?
glottis
What effect on striated muscle does hypocalcemia produce?
Tetany, weakness (?)
What nerve pierces the thyrohyoid membrane?
Internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve.
For an adult, the VC would be found at approximately what C-spine level?
C4
What does the parotid gland secrete?
Saliva, digestive enyme
How many branches of the facial nerve are there in the face and neck?
5
Temporal
Zygomatic
Buccal
Mandibular
Cervical
Chvostek’s sign is useful in assessing what electrolyte abnormality?
Ca2+, hypocalcemia
Supramaximal stimulus for NMB monitoring using adductor pollicis should be set at how many mA?
40 mA
Dorsal depression of which laryngeal structure should be employed to improve view of the glottis when the initial DL view was only the tip of the epiglottis?
thyroid cartilage
In what position will you find the right VC if there has been interruption of the right laryngeal nerve in the past 6 hours?
Paramedian
Sensory threshold for NMB stimulation of the adductor pollicis occurs at how many mA?
5 mA
Name one branch of the facial nerve that you can use for NMB monitoring
Temporal
What is teh OD of an endotracheal tube connector?
15 mm
What is the ID of an anesthesia face bask connection?
22mm
Which is the more medial pair of cartilages, cuneform or corniculate?
Corniculate
(Cuneform are lateral)