Preoperative

Question 1

ASA

Answer 1

1. Healthy
2. mild systemic disease
3. severe systemic disease limiting activity - COPD, CAD
4. incapitating disease - unstable CAD, renal failuer
5. moribound patient, wount survive without surgery
6. brain dead - harvest

E= emergency

Question 2

Mallampati

Answer 2

1. Complete view of uvula and tonsils
2. body and base of uvula, tonsillar pillars
3. base of uvula
4. hard palate and tongue

Question 3

Assessment airways physical

Answer 3

1. ASA
2. Malampati
   other: thyromental >3 finger breaths, teeth, opening mouth, cervcal flexion/extension, prosthetics, mouth opening, nasal patency

Question 4

Fasting guidelines

Answer 4

1 .solid food - 8 h

2. formula feed, jelly 6 h
3. breast feed - 4 h
4. clear fluid 2h

Question 5

Premedication

Answer 5

1. Anxylytic
2. risk of aspiration: h2 blocker, metoclopramide, sodiumnitrate
3. GI coverage AB
4. Steroid suppression
5. bronchodilators and etc