Effect of marijuana on airway
Sensitizes airway for up to 6 weeks (negative pressure pulmonary edema)
TERM
Define the thyromental distance and its significance:
Distance from the mentum (chin) to the thyroid cartilage (notch)
If the TMD is small (<3 fingers or 7 cm), there is nowhere for tongue to go except in the
pharyngeal space and is a predictor of difficult laryngoscopy
* a long TMD >9 may also be difficult
TERM
,Encourage patient to stop smoking how long before surgery?
12-48 hrs (> 2 months is best)
TERM
Normal BMI in men & women:
Men 22 kg/m2
Women 20 kg/m2
TERM
Patients with COPD are __xs as likely to develop pulmonary post-op complications
, 2
TERM
Literature supports postponing surgery if diastolic pressure is > __
110 mmHg, until the patient can be worked up, assessed for cardiac risk factors and
optimized.
TERM
What Hgb level defines anemia according to the wHO?
, <13 g/dL in men
<12 g/dL in women
TERM
Class 2 of ULBT
lower incisors are in line withupper incisors & cannot reach vermilion border
TERM
List "Mask Challengers"
Sensitizes airway for up to 6 weeks (negative pressure pulmonary edema)
TERM
Define the thyromental distance and its significance:
Distance from the mentum (chin) to the thyroid cartilage (notch)
If the TMD is small (<3 fingers or 7 cm), there is nowhere for tongue to go except in the
pharyngeal space and is a predictor of difficult laryngoscopy
* a long TMD >9 may also be difficult
TERM
,Encourage patient to stop smoking how long before surgery?
12-48 hrs (> 2 months is best)
TERM
Normal BMI in men & women:
Men 22 kg/m2
Women 20 kg/m2
TERM
Patients with COPD are __xs as likely to develop pulmonary post-op complications
, 2
TERM
Literature supports postponing surgery if diastolic pressure is > __
110 mmHg, until the patient can be worked up, assessed for cardiac risk factors and
optimized.
TERM
What Hgb level defines anemia according to the wHO?
, <13 g/dL in men
<12 g/dL in women
TERM
Class 2 of ULBT
lower incisors are in line withupper incisors & cannot reach vermilion border
TERM
List "Mask Challengers"
