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Steps must be performed in order. Bypass steps that
do not apply.
a. Open and maintain a patent airway.
Appropriate airway
b. Recognize and treat airway obstructions.
management
c. Assess ventilation and oxygenation status.
d. Administer supplemental oxygen.
e.Provide ventilatory assistance.
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Consists of all anatomic airway
structures above the glottic
opening.
1. Tongue
a. Must be manipulated
b. Tends to fall back into the
posterior pharynx in
unresponsive patient
Upper airway 2. Pharynx
a. Muscular tube that extends
from the nose and mouth to the
esophagus and trachea
b. Composed of:
i. Nasopharynx
ii. Oropharynx
iii. Laryngopharynx
(hypopharynx)
Extends from the glottis to the
pulmonary capillary membrane.
1. Larynx
2. Thyroid cartilage
Lower airway 3. Cricoid cartilage (cricoid
ring)
4. Cricothyroid membrane
5. Glottis
6. Trachea
-Complex structure formed by
many independent cartilaginous
1. Larynx structures
-Marks where the upper airway
ends and lower airway begins
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-Shield-shaped structure
formed by two plates that join in
a "V" shape anteriorly to form
the laryngeal prominence
i. Known as the Adam's apple
ii. More pronounced in men
2. Thyroid cartilage
iii. Can be difficult to locate in
obese or short-necked patients
-Suspended from the hyoid
bone by the thyroid ligament
-Directly anterior to the glottic
opening
-Lies inferiorly to the thyroid
cartilage
3. Cricoid cartilage
-Forms the lowest portion of the
(cricoid ring)
larynx
-More prominent in females
-Located between the thyroid
and cricoid cartilage
-Site for emergency surgical and
4. Cricothyroid membrane nonsurgical access to the airway
-Bordered laterally and
inferiorly by the highly vascular
thyroid gland
-Narrowest portion of the adult
airway
-Vocal cords are located at the
lateral borders of the glottis.
-Epiglottis is located at the
5. Glottis
superior border of the glottis.
-ET intubation requires
visualizing the epiglottis, glottis,
and vocal cords before inserting
the ET tube.
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-Immediately descends into the thoracic cavity
6. Trachea -Not a straight tube, which is key to understand when
placing an ET tube
The respiratory and 1. A constant supply of oxygen and nutrients is
cardiovascular systems delivered to every cell.
work together to ensure 2. Waste products are removed from every cell.
that:
-Physical act of moving air into
and out of the lungs
1. Inhalation is the active,
Ventilation muscular part of breathing.
2. Exhalation is a passive
process and does not normally
require muscular effort.
-Process of loading oxygen molecules onto
hemoglobin molecules in the bloodstream
Oxygenation
-Requires adequate FiO2 (Percentage of oxygen in
inhaled air)
-Process of exchanging O2 and CO2-->
1. External respiration (Also called pulmonary
respiration): Process of exchanging O2 and CO2
between the alveoli and blood in pulmonary
Respiration
capillaries.
2. Internal respiration (Also called cellular
respiration): Exchange of O2 and CO2 between the
systemic circulation and the body's cells.
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Terms in this set (187)
Steps must be performed in order. Bypass steps that
do not apply.
a. Open and maintain a patent airway.
Appropriate airway
b. Recognize and treat airway obstructions.
management
c. Assess ventilation and oxygenation status.
d. Administer supplemental oxygen.
e.Provide ventilatory assistance.
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Consists of all anatomic airway
structures above the glottic
opening.
1. Tongue
a. Must be manipulated
b. Tends to fall back into the
posterior pharynx in
unresponsive patient
Upper airway 2. Pharynx
a. Muscular tube that extends
from the nose and mouth to the
esophagus and trachea
b. Composed of:
i. Nasopharynx
ii. Oropharynx
iii. Laryngopharynx
(hypopharynx)
Extends from the glottis to the
pulmonary capillary membrane.
1. Larynx
2. Thyroid cartilage
Lower airway 3. Cricoid cartilage (cricoid
ring)
4. Cricothyroid membrane
5. Glottis
6. Trachea
-Complex structure formed by
many independent cartilaginous
1. Larynx structures
-Marks where the upper airway
ends and lower airway begins
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-Shield-shaped structure
formed by two plates that join in
a "V" shape anteriorly to form
the laryngeal prominence
i. Known as the Adam's apple
ii. More pronounced in men
2. Thyroid cartilage
iii. Can be difficult to locate in
obese or short-necked patients
-Suspended from the hyoid
bone by the thyroid ligament
-Directly anterior to the glottic
opening
-Lies inferiorly to the thyroid
cartilage
3. Cricoid cartilage
-Forms the lowest portion of the
(cricoid ring)
larynx
-More prominent in females
-Located between the thyroid
and cricoid cartilage
-Site for emergency surgical and
4. Cricothyroid membrane nonsurgical access to the airway
-Bordered laterally and
inferiorly by the highly vascular
thyroid gland
-Narrowest portion of the adult
airway
-Vocal cords are located at the
lateral borders of the glottis.
-Epiglottis is located at the
5. Glottis
superior border of the glottis.
-ET intubation requires
visualizing the epiglottis, glottis,
and vocal cords before inserting
the ET tube.
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-Immediately descends into the thoracic cavity
6. Trachea -Not a straight tube, which is key to understand when
placing an ET tube
The respiratory and 1. A constant supply of oxygen and nutrients is
cardiovascular systems delivered to every cell.
work together to ensure 2. Waste products are removed from every cell.
that:
-Physical act of moving air into
and out of the lungs
1. Inhalation is the active,
Ventilation muscular part of breathing.
2. Exhalation is a passive
process and does not normally
require muscular effort.
-Process of loading oxygen molecules onto
hemoglobin molecules in the bloodstream
Oxygenation
-Requires adequate FiO2 (Percentage of oxygen in
inhaled air)
-Process of exchanging O2 and CO2-->
1. External respiration (Also called pulmonary
respiration): Process of exchanging O2 and CO2
between the alveoli and blood in pulmonary
Respiration
capillaries.
2. Internal respiration (Also called cellular
respiration): Exchange of O2 and CO2 between the
systemic circulation and the body's cells.
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