Volume 1: Chapter 15: Airway Management and Ventilation

A drop in blood pressure of greater than 10 torr during inspiration is called: - pulsus paradoxus. A fine, bubbling sound heard on inspiration and associated with fluid in the alveoli and terminal bronchioles is called: - crackles A high-pitched inspiratory noise associated with laryngeal edema or constriction is called: - stridor A high-pitched inspiratory noise associated with laryngeal edema or constriction is called: - stridor. A musical, squeaking, or whistling sound that may be heard on inspiration or expiration while auscultating lung fields is known as: - wheezing. A needle cricothyrotomy is also known as a(n): - transtracheal jet insufflation. A patient needs an oropharyngeal airway inserted. What should you do first before inserting the airway? - A patient needs an oropharyngeal airway inserted. What should you do first before inserting the airway? - Remove visible obstructions from the mouth. A portable suction device should generate a flow rate of ______ liters per minute when the tube is open. - 30 A(n) ________ may be used to facilitate nasotracheal intubation. - endotrol tube Accumulated evidence suggests that extraglottic tubes: - have fewer complications than ET tubes. After placing the Esophagea