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NURS5355 Clinical Practice 2 Module 2
Airway Management. Exam Questions With
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What is an airway management? - Answers✔A set of maneuvers and procedures performed to
prevent and relieve airway obstruction
What are the indications for non-invasive? - Answers✔Non invasive ventilation (NIV) refers to
the administration of ventilatory support without using an invasive artificial airway (ETT or
Trach)
What are the indications for an invasive airway management? - Answers✔Apnea
To control ventilation (inadequate chest wall function, acute resp. failure, increased ICP, surgery)
control O2 delivery
Upper airway obstruct.
absence of protective airway reflexes
shock
severe acidosis
Identify upper airway - Answers✔Nose and mouth
nasopharynx
oropharynx
palate
pharynx
epiglottis
glottis
larynx (contains vocal cords)
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