SHIT TO KNOW Flashcards
How is FRC affected in aging?
FRC is increased. Due to loss of elastic recoil and increase in lung compliance
Where is the proximal and distal balloon of the combitube placed?
Proximal balloon is placed in hypopharynx.
Distal balloon is placed in esophagus. If it’s place here, the lungs can be ventilated
What are these symptoms of?
- Decreased ETCO2
- Tachycardia
- Deadspace = arterial hypoxemia
- Bronchospasm = increasing PIP
P.E.
Retrograde tracheal intubation contraindications:
- Goiter
- Coagulopathy
- Neck flexion deformity
Where do you puncture for retrograde tracheal intubation?
Puncture cricothyroid membrane, pass wire through cords and out of mouth, put ETT over wire and advance into trachea
Where is a transtracheal nerve blocked?
Cricothyroid membrane
Indications for retrograde tracheal intubation
- Unstable cervical spine
- Upper airway bleeding and you can’t see the glottis, but this takes time and only used when ventilation is still possible.
- It can be performed in awake pt
AVOID: in goiter, coagulopathy, and neck deformities
Short term benefits of smoking cessation
- Reduction in carboxyhemoglobin (this is usually a left shift on the curve)
- improved P50
- It does NOT reduce the risk of postop pulmonary complications
- Carbon monoxide t 1/2 = 4-6 hours
Intermediate-terms effects of smoking cessation
Return of pulmonary function takes at least 6 weeks:
- Airway function
- Mucociliary function
- Sputum production
- Pulmonary immune function
- Hepatic enzyme induction also subsides
4 main nerves related to respiratory
1) Glossopharyngeal (innervated by CN 9)
(All are innervated by Vagus):
2) Internal SLN- sensory only
3) External SLN- motor
4) RLN- acute issue: Dyspnea, chronic issue: aphonia
LMA size for:
- 70-100kg
- 50-70 kg
- 30-50 kg
- 20-30 kg
- 10-20 kg
- 5-10 kg
- < 5 kg
- 70-100kg: 5
- 50-70 kg: 4
- 30-50 kg: 3
- 20-30 kg: 2.5
- 10-20 kg: 2
- 5-10 kg: 1.5
- < 5 kg: 1
LMA size for 5-10kg
1.5
LMA size for 20-30kg
2.5
LMA size for 10-20kg
2
Changes to due inadequate pain management?
- SVR
- Platelet aggregation
- Urinary spinchter tone
- TV, VC, TLC, FRC
- Ability to clear secretions
- SVR increased
- Platelet aggregation increased
- Urinary spinchter tone increased
- TV, VC, TLC, FRC decreased
- Ability to clear secretions decreased
Respiratory center is located where in which system?
Medulla and Pons in the Reticular activating system
Dorsal respiratory center is located? What is it?
In the medulla and it is the inspiratory pacemaker
Ventral respiratory center is located? What is it?
Medulla. Active exhalation
Apneustic respiratory center is located? What is it?
Pons. Stimulates DRC, triggers inhalation
What fracture runs horizontal across the maxilla: nose and hard palate?
Le fort 1
What fracture is located at the bridge of the nose and lateral wall maxilla?
Le fort 2
What fracture separates mid facial skull from the cranial bae. Transversing root of the nose, ethmoid bone, eye orbits, and sphenopalatine fossa?
Le Fort 3
What are the basilar skull fractures that disrupt the cribiform palate?
Le fort 2 and 3
Name 2 nerves that innervates the occuloardiac reflex
Five & a dime
CN V & CN X