Airway Management
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| show | the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body. The structures of the airway are the nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs
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| show | the contraction of smooth muscle that lines the bronchial passages that results in a decreased internal diameter of the airway and increased resistance to airflow
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| gag reflex | show 🗑
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| show | a means of correcting blockage of the airway by the tongue by tilting the head back and lifting the chin. used when no trauma, or injury, is suspected
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| show | a means of correcting blockage of the airway by moving the jaw forward without tilting the head or neck. used when trauma, or injury, is suspected to open the airway without causing further injury to the spinal cord in the neck
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| show | a flexible breathing tube inserted through the patient's nostril into the pharynx to help maintain an open airway
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| oropharyngeal airway | show 🗑
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| show | an airway that is open and clear and will remain open and clear without interference to the passage of air into and out of the body
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| show | a high-pitched sound generated from partially obstructed airflow in the upper airway
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| suctioning | show 🗑
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| show | cartilage that forms to protect the lower aspect of the larynx and the superior aspect of the trachea; top ring of cartilage protecting the trachea; surrounds 360 degrees around the trachea
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| show | the location that the trachea branches into 2 stems of bronchi
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| paranasal sinuses | show 🗑
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| show | a collection of lymphoid tissue within the mucosa of the roof of the nasopharynx
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| eustachian tube | show 🗑
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| hyoid bone | show 🗑
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| palatine tonsil | show 🗑
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| hard palate | show 🗑
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| soft palate | show 🗑
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| show | bottom part of the pharynx
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| What is the purpose of the laryngopharynx? | show 🗑
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| How many rings of cartilage protect the trachea? | show 🗑
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| What are the common obstructions to the airway? | show 🗑
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| What are the top questions to consider when assessing a patient's airway? | show 🗑
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| What is an immediate indicator that a patient is able to adequately move air? | show 🗑
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| show | is the airway open? is the patient speaking? look. listen. feel. will the airway stay open? are there potential threats that may develop later?
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| show | no signs of breathing, evidence of foreign bodies in the airway, no air can be felt or heard, patient is unable to speak or has hoarse voice, chest movements are absent, abdominal breathing, breath sounds are diminished, noises such as stridor or wheezing
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| show | with a wide bore rigid tip Yankauer suction device
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| How do you measure an OPA? | show 🗑
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| What are the steps of inserting an OPA? | show 🗑
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| show | measure the NPA, lubricate the outside, push the tip of the nose upward, insert airway into the nostril
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| show | tubing, suction tips, suction catheters, collection container, container of clean or sterile water
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