Tracheostomy

In the medical term tracheostomy means

• food pipe

• wind pipe

• opening

• epiglottis

The surgical procedure consist of making an incision on the anterior aspect (front) of the neck and opening a direct airway through the incision in the trachea. Name the procedure.

• tonsillectomy

• cricoidectomy

• tracheostomy

• tracheomalacia

In which of the following conditions tracheostomy is indicated

• emergency airway access in burn cases

• functional/mechanical upper airway obstruction

• airway access for prolonged mechanical ventilation

• all of the above

which body part in the following options connects the inferior part of the pharynx with trachea

• cricoid cartilage

• larynx

• hyoid bone

• cricoid membrane

which of the following supports the front portion of larynx and covered party by the thyroid gland

• thyroid cartilage

• cricoid cartilage

• both of the above

• none of the above

The cricoid cartilage is one of the important landmarks in the tracheostomy procedures. It is present at top of trachea and forms the inferior wall of the larynx

• False

• True

Tracheostomy is most often done between-----------tracheal cartilaginous rings

• 1st & 2nd ring

• 6th & 7th Ring

• 4th & 5th ring

• 2nd and 3rd

A person was suffering from beginning difficulty, immediately tracheostomy was performed in the OT. What is the use of a tracheostomy tube in this procedure

• to provide the patient airway due to upper airway obstruction

• to provide healing of lesion

• to provide food to the GIT

• none of the above

Tracheostomy tube are used in tracheostomy as it provides

• positive pressure ventilation

• access to lower respiratory tract for airway clearance

• protection against aspiration

• all of these

All are the parts of the tracheostomy tube except

• neck flange

• syringe

• cuff

• outer flange