DAANCE 2023 Questions and answer verified
MODULE V: OFFICE ANESTHESIA EMERGENCIES - correct answer
Hypoxia - correct answer deficiency in the
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hypoxia results - correct answer cardiac dysrhythmias, cardiac arrest, neurologic or brain damage, and ultimately death
hypoxia adverse effects - correct answer - more rapidly in children, elderly and those w diminished respiratory reserve; systemic ailments like cardiac, pulmonary, sickle cell anemia or sezieures
- aid with pre-oxygenation period prior to anesthesia
airway maintenance - correct answer -evaluation of the patients anatomy: neck, mandible, tongue and body obesity
- short thick neck with poor flexibility is more difficult
------ Class II or higher Mallampati classification
airway obstruction - correct answer a. head position and the tongue
b. foreign body
cause of airway obstruction- head position and the tongue - correct answer -most often posterior positioning of the tongue in the oropharynx
-poor headpositioning
-loss of tone of pharyngeal muscles secondary to deep anesthesia or sedation
prevention of airway obstruction- head position and the tongue - correct answer correct positioning of the patients head and mandible in head tilt-chin lift position
signs of airway obstruction - correct answer Choking, gagging, substernal notch retraction, labored breathing, rapid pulse initially, then decreased pulse, respiratory arrest, and cardiac arrest
early treatment of airway obstruction-head position and the tongue - correct answer a. 100% (O2) via nasal mask
b. place the patient in a Trendelenburg position and pack off the surgical site
c. digital traction of the tongue with gauze, tongue forceps, a hemostat ortongue suture
d. suction oropharynx
continued treatment of airway obstruction- head position and the tongue - correct answer a. a nasopharyngeal airway can be utilized in a conscious or semiconscious patient
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