SOLUTION WITH TESTED QUESTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Medical gas cylinder colors. Answer: Blue- Nitrous Oxide
Green- Oxygen
Yellow- Compressed Air
Brown- Helium
Black- Nitrogen
Gray- Carbon Dioxide
⩥ Airway Adjuncts(8). Answer: Head-tilt/Chin-lift
Tongue traction suture
Nasopharyngeal airway
Oropharyngeal airway
Laryngeal mask airway
I-gel supraglottic airway
Endotracheal tube
Combitube
Cricothyrotomy
, ⩥ Tongue traction suture. Answer: When the tongue is obstructing the
airway one or two sutures can be placed through the dorsum of the
tongue and grasped with a large hemostat
⩥ Nasopharyngeal airway. Answer: Does not interfere with procedures
Well-tolerated
Can be used on awake patients
Passed through one of the nostrils into the nasal cavity into the
oropharynx posterior to the tongue.
⩥ Oropharyngeal airway. Answer: Oral airway
may be used to position the tongue in a more anterior position
interferes with intraoral procedures
not tolerated well in awake patients
⩥ Supraglottic airway. Answer: Placed above the level of the vocal cords
2 types: laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and I-gel supraglottic airway
Gastric port or small tube that passes through the length of the airway to
allow access for a suction catheter that can by used to remove fluid in
the stomach and diminish likelihood of aspiration of acidic gastric
juices.