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Effect of marijuana on airway

Sensitizes airway for up to 6 weeks (negative pressure pulmonary edema)



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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



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,Encourage patient to stop smoking how long before surgery?

12-48 hrs (> 2 months is best)



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Normal BMI in men & women:

Men 22 kg/m2
Women 20 kg/m2



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Patients with COPD are __xs as likely to develop pulmonary post-op complications

, 2



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Literature supports postponing surgery if diastolic pressure is > __
110 mmHg, until the patient can be worked up, assessed for cardiac risk factors and
optimized.



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What Hgb level defines anemia according to the wHO?

, <13 g/dL in men
<12 g/dL in women



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Class 2 of ULBT

lower incisors are in line withupper incisors & cannot reach vermilion border



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List "Mask Challengers"