Basics Comprehensive Exam Flashcards
When does smoking cessation lead to improvement of pulm. mechanics?
> 8 weeks
When does smoking cessation not decrease risk of resp. complications?
<4 weeks
Mallampati score acronym
PUSH
Delay surgery for how long post MI?
60 days
Delay surgery for how long post DES?
6 months
Delay surgery for how long post BMS?
30 days
OSA screening
STOPBANG
Snoring
Tired
Observed
high Pressure
BMI
Age>50
Neck circ
Gender (Male)
Liver failure screening and what does it consist of
Child-Turcotte-Pugh
Ascites
Bili
Albumin
PT
Encephalopathy
What vessels supply blood to nasal mucosa
maxillary
ophthalmic
facial arteries
What innervates the nose
maxillary and ophthalmic branches of trigeminal nerve (sensory)
PNS- CN VII (facial)
SNS- superior cervical ganglion
What does the nasopharynx lie anterior to
C1
What does the oropharynx lie anterior to
C2-C3
Where is the hypopharynx
C5-C6
Where is the larynx
C3-C6
What innervates the pharynx, larynx, and soft palate
glossopharyngeal
vagus
spinal accessory
What does the SLN internal do
sensory ABOVE vocal cords
What does the SLN external do
motor to cricothyroid muscle
Where is the R. RLN
loops around brachocephalic artery
Where is the L. RLN
loops around aortic arch
What does the RLN do
provides sensory to subglottic area and trachea
motor to ALL except cricothyroid
What nerve provides cough reflex
vagus
3 single cartilages
cricoid
thyroid
epiglottis
3 paired cartilages
arytenoids
corniculate
cuneiform
intrinsic muscles do what
control tension of VC and opening/closing of the glottis