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| What size LMA for a neonate < 5 kg? |
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| What size LMA for an infant 5-10 kg? |
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| What size LMA for infants/children 10-20 kg? |
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| What size LMA for children 20-30 kg? |
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| What size LMA for pts > 30 kg? |
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| What size LMA for pt 50-79 kg? |
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| What size LMA for a pt > 70 kg? |
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| What size LMA for a neonate 3 kg? |
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| What size LMA for an infant 8 kg? |
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| What size LMA for infants/children 12 kg? |
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| What size LMA for children 27 kg? |
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| What size LMA for pts 44 kg? |
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| What size LMA for pt 60 kg? |
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| What size LMA for pt 225 kg? |
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| 5--but may want to try to get in an ETT to really secure this airway; fast trach may be best. |
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| Hypoxia is caused by 3 main things. Name them. |
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1.Incorrect gas supplied to machine
2.Hypoxic mixture
3. Hypoventilation |
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| Name the two things that causes incorrect gas to the machine. |
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1. Pipeline crossover (bypass DISS0
2. Incorrect cylinder to machine (bypass PISS) |
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| Name the 4 things that can cause a hypoxic mixture. |
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1.Damage to flowmeters
2. Failure of interlocking rods
3. Damage to flow proportioning system
4. Leaks |
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| Name the 4 things that causes hypoventilation. |
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1.Obstruction in the inspiratory pathway
2. Inadequate gas pressure
3. Diffusional hypoxia
4. Excessive outflow (leaks, faulty scavenging valve) |
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| Name the 5 things that can cause hypercapnia. |
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1. Dead space
2. Rebreathing
3.CO2 tanks
4. MH
5. Exhausted absorber (most common) |
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| Name the 3 things that influences rebreathing. |
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1. FGF
2. Dead space
3. Design of the system |
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| Name the 3 things that influences the difference between volume delivered and volume inspired. |
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1. FGF
2. Leaks
3. Expansion and compression of system components |
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| Name the 4 things that influences the dialed vs. delivered concentration. |
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1. Amount of rebreathing
2. Air dilution
3. Leaks
4. Uptake by system components |
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| What 3 consequences can occur if you use a nasal cannula in the circle system? |
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1. High pressures
2. Unknown flow rate if APL open
3.Dries out soda lime |
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| Name the five main differences of the pediatric airway. |
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1. Narrow nares (use OG tube vs. NG)
2. High glottis (epiglottis is very narrow with acute angle)
3.Slanted vocal cords/cricoid cartilage
4. Short necks
5. Large tongues |
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| What is the narrowest part of the pediatric airway? The adult airway? |
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| The cricoid cartilage. The rimma glottidis |
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| What 3 structures do you want the mask for a pediatric airway to cover? |
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1. Bridge of nose
2. Cheeks
3. Chin |
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| To mask a child, the ring finger may be around the _____ of the ____, and the small fingers are off the ______ tissues. |
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| ramus, mandible, subglottic |
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| What is the "effort of the ring finger under the ramus?" |
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| To pull upward rather than inward; not below the mandible or soft tissue |
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| 2 reasons why you might want to use the "survival method" for masking a child |
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1. To break a laryngospasm
2. If the child has a protruding mandible |
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| Most common place for a mask to not seal on a child? On an adult? |
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| Right side of the pt's face, opposite the "C". Same for adult |
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| How do you size a pediatric oral airway? An adult oral airway? |
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| From the lips to the ramus (ascending portion of the mandible; "jaw line"). From the earlobe to the corner of the mouth. |
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