Module 2 - Airway Care Part 4 Presentation: Airway Maintenance, Trauma Prevention, Troubleshooting Emergencies fully solved questions with 100% accurate solutions(Latest Update)

PRN (as needed)

Airway Clearance (Suctioning) should always be

French

What units are catheters in

-120 to -150 mmHg

Adult pressures

-100 to -120 mmHg

Children pressures

-80 to -100 mmHg

Infant pressures

multiply mmHg by 1.36

To convert mmHg to cmH2O

divide cmH2O by 1.36

To convert cmH20 to mmHg

1. Right lower lobe

2. Right mainstem

3. Perfect

4. Patient can talk

5. Are you kidding

strider caused by edema

Racemic epinephrine and cool aerosol is given for

Direct opening between the trachea

& esophagus

Tracheoesophageal fistula

trach tube erodes through innominate artery

Tracheoinnominate fistula

- Low tracheostomy

- High innominate artery

- Cuff over inflation

- Infection

Tracheoinnominate fistula causes

- Reposition tube

- Add bite block

Kinking or biting the tube

- Remove tube and bag

- Replace the tube

Herniation of cuff over tube tip

Reposition tube

Tube orifice against tracheal wall

Suction with saline

Mucus Plugging

Between 20 & 25 mmHg or <30 - 34 cm H2O

Desired cuff pressures

ID of ET tube x 2; then use next smallest catheter

Proper catheter size selection