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Female Group E1
.. I've made this note depending on my notes I wrote during the rotation
.. Hope you find it helpful & useful
.. Wish you all the best & don't forget me from your prayers
Best of luck in the exam
Iman A. Al-Mukhtar
..Air way Management
: Indication
. Upper Air way Obstruction mainly by tongue fall
: Contraindications
. Semiconscious patient -1
) bcz it will stimulate gag reflex causing vomiting & aspiration (
.Patient with multiple mandible fractures -2
.Patient with multiple tongue injuries -3
.Patient with hard teeth clenching -3
: Nasopharyngeal Airway )2(
: Indication
Upper Air way Obstruction & the patient doesn't fit for
. oropharyngeal air way insertion
: Contraindications
Basal Skull Fracture -1
" Absolute Contraindication "
otherwise you will insert it to the brain & cause sever uncontrollable
.complications
. Epistaxis -2
. Deviated Nasal Septum or other nasal deformity -3
. Fracture Nose -4
. Nasal Infection -5
: )COPA ) Cuffed Oropharyngeal Airway )3(
: Advantages
. Doesn't need an expert to insert it -1
. Easley administered -2
: Disadvantage
. Doesn't prevent aspiration
: Contraindications
. Full Stomach patients -1
" Prone position patients." bcz it will slip downward -2
. " Obesity or Pregnancy " bcz delay gastric emptying -3
: Laryngeal Tube )5(
: Disadvantage
This opening might be inadequate to ventilate the patient to the limit he -1
.. need
. If the patient suddenly vomit , it might cause esophageal rupture -2
: Disadvantage
!! This most traumatizing airway device
: Comb Tube )7(
( It is a combined tracheal & esophageal tube ( double lumen tube
. Can enter the trachea & can enter the esophagus
: Disadvantages
. Expensive device -1
. Has limited sizes -2
. Used for adults only & not for pediatrics -3
: Can be used to
. Direct the endotracheal tube -1
. Remove foreign body -2
. Put some gauze to absorb fluid or blood leak -3
: Bougie )16(
. Used as a guidance for ETT in case of difficult air way intubation
: Stylet )17(
!! Similar to bougie , used to facilitate the pathway for ETT insertion
: Ambo Bag )18(