Chapter 16- Airway Management
A gradually increasing rate and depth of respirations followed by a gradual decrease with intermittent
periods of apnea; associated with brainstem insult
Cheyne-Stokes respirations
The backward, upward, and rightward pressure used during intubation to improve the laryngoscopic
view of the glottis opening and vocal chords; also called external laryngeal manipulation
BURP maneuver
Irregular pattern, rate, and depth of respirations with intermittent periods of apnea; resulting from
increased intracranial pressure
Biot (ataxic) respirations
Prolonged gasping inspirations followed by extremely short, ineffective expirations; associated with
brainstem insult
Apneustic respirations
The continued alveolar uptake of oxygen, even when the patient is apneic; can be facilitated by
administering oxygen via nasal cannula during intubation.
Apneic oxygenation
An effective technique to improve the laryngoscopic view of the vocal cords through external
manipulation of the larynx
Bimanual laryngoscopy
A medication that distorts perception of sight and sound and induces a feeling of detachment from
environment and self
Dissociative anesthetic
An automatic reaction when something touches an area deep in the oral cavity, which helps protect the
lower airway from aspiration
Gag reflex
A leaf-shaped cartilaginous structure that closes over the trachea during swallowing
Epiglottis
, The breath sounds produced as fluid-filled alveoli pop open under increasing inspiratory pressure; can
be find or course; formerly called rales
Crackles
A surgical procedure in which the larynx is removed
Laryngectomy
A decrease in arterial oxygen level
Hypoxemia
An approximation of the extent of bronchoconstriction; used to determine whether therapy (such as
with inhaled bronchodilators) is effective
Peak expiratory flow
Drugs that paralyze skeletal muscles; used in emergency situations to facilitate intubation; also called
neuromuscular blocking agents
Paralytics
A device that measures oxygen saturation level (SPo2)
Pulse oximeter
Forcing of air into the lungs
Positive pressure ventilation
In the context of the airway, the resultant orifice of a tracheostomy that connects the trachea to the
outside air; located in the midline of the anterior part of the neck
Stoma
A continuous, low-pitched sound, which indicates the presence of mucus or fluid in the larger lower
airways
Rhonchi
Insertion of an endotracheal tube into the trachea through the mouth
Orotracheal intubation
Positional dyspnea
Orthopnea
A gradually increasing rate and depth of respirations followed by a gradual decrease with intermittent
periods of apnea; associated with brainstem insult
Cheyne-Stokes respirations
The backward, upward, and rightward pressure used during intubation to improve the laryngoscopic
view of the glottis opening and vocal chords; also called external laryngeal manipulation
BURP maneuver
Irregular pattern, rate, and depth of respirations with intermittent periods of apnea; resulting from
increased intracranial pressure
Biot (ataxic) respirations
Prolonged gasping inspirations followed by extremely short, ineffective expirations; associated with
brainstem insult
Apneustic respirations
The continued alveolar uptake of oxygen, even when the patient is apneic; can be facilitated by
administering oxygen via nasal cannula during intubation.
Apneic oxygenation
An effective technique to improve the laryngoscopic view of the vocal cords through external
manipulation of the larynx
Bimanual laryngoscopy
A medication that distorts perception of sight and sound and induces a feeling of detachment from
environment and self
Dissociative anesthetic
An automatic reaction when something touches an area deep in the oral cavity, which helps protect the
lower airway from aspiration
Gag reflex
A leaf-shaped cartilaginous structure that closes over the trachea during swallowing
Epiglottis
, The breath sounds produced as fluid-filled alveoli pop open under increasing inspiratory pressure; can
be find or course; formerly called rales
Crackles
A surgical procedure in which the larynx is removed
Laryngectomy
A decrease in arterial oxygen level
Hypoxemia
An approximation of the extent of bronchoconstriction; used to determine whether therapy (such as
with inhaled bronchodilators) is effective
Peak expiratory flow
Drugs that paralyze skeletal muscles; used in emergency situations to facilitate intubation; also called
neuromuscular blocking agents
Paralytics
A device that measures oxygen saturation level (SPo2)
Pulse oximeter
Forcing of air into the lungs
Positive pressure ventilation
In the context of the airway, the resultant orifice of a tracheostomy that connects the trachea to the
outside air; located in the midline of the anterior part of the neck
Stoma
A continuous, low-pitched sound, which indicates the presence of mucus or fluid in the larger lower
airways
Rhonchi
Insertion of an endotracheal tube into the trachea through the mouth
Orotracheal intubation
Positional dyspnea
Orthopnea
