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Advanced Airway Management Flashcards

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  1. Which device is considered the gold standard for confirming endotracheal tube placement in the prehospital setting?

    Answer: Continuous waveform capnography

    Continuous waveform capnography is the gold standard for confirming and monitoring ETT placement, providing real-time CO2 waveforms.

  2. A King LT supraglottic airway is inserted, and you are unable to ventilate. What is the most likely cause?

    Answer: The tube was inserted too shallowly

    Shallow insertion of the King LT positions the distal cuff above the glottis rather than in the esophagus, obstructing ventilation.

  3. Which medication used in RSI is contraindicated in patients with burns covering more than 10% BSA, crush injuries, or prolonged immobilization?

    Answer: Succinylcholine

    Succinylcholine causes massive potassium release via upregulated acetylcholine receptors in denervated/damaged muscle, risking lethal hyperkalemia.

  4. During needle cricothyrotomy, the needle is inserted through the cricothyroid membrane and angled:

    Answer: 45 degrees caudad (toward the feet)

    The needle is angled 45 degrees caudally (toward the feet) to direct it into the tracheal lumen and avoid the vocal cords.

  5. A patient in cardiac arrest has an LMA in place. During CPR, you notice gastric contents in the LMA tube. You should:

    Answer: Remove the LMA and insert an ETT after pre-oxygenation

    Regurgitation through an LMA indicates inadequate airway protection; the LMA should be removed and a definitive airway (ETT) established.

  6. Which of the following is an absolute contraindication to nasotracheal intubation?

    Answer: Suspected basilar skull fracture

    Basilar skull fracture is an absolute contraindication because the nasotracheal tube could enter the cranial vault through fractured structures.

  7. The BURP maneuver (Backward, Upward, Rightward Pressure) is used to:

    Answer: Improve glottic visualization during laryngoscopy

    BURP maneuver externally manipulates the larynx to bring the glottis into the laryngoscopist's line of sight, improving Cormack-Lehane grade.