Airway Management - Endotracheal Intubation
3 important questions on Airway Management - Endotracheal Intubation
What are indications for tracheal intubation? (8)
- Airway protection
- Relief of obstruction
- Provision of mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy
- Respiratory failure
- Shock
- Hyperventilation for intracranial hypertension
- Reduction of the work of breathing
- Facilitation of suctioning/pulmonary toilet
Charasterics that cause difficulty with mask ventilation
Head position, mouth openings, displaceomnet of tongue and jaw, visualization and insertaion of tube.
Neck mobility, external face, mouth (mallampati score I tm IV) , tongue and pharynx, Jaw ( thyromental distance ( aThyroid cartilage to mandbile (CHIN) 6 cm is good, less is bad.
Neck mobility, external face, mouth (mallampati score I tm IV) , tongue and pharynx, Jaw ( thyromental distance ( aThyroid cartilage to mandbile (CHIN) 6 cm is good, less is bad.
What can excessive use of benzocaine topical sprays cause?
Methemoglobinemia: when methemoglobin concentration is elevated in red blood cells, tissue hypoxia may occur.
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