tracheostomy course

choose false statement regarding tracheostomy procedure

• tracheostomy is one of the oldest, simplest and valuable operations

• tracheostomy is surgical opening of the trachea

• tracheostomy is alternative pathway for breathing

• tracheostomy is done in patient with upper airway obstruction

What is the most common indication for tracheostomy in ICU patient

• airway obstruction

• post intubation vocal cord palsy

• laryngeal edema

• prolonged ventilation

Patients with tracheostomy tubes cannot vocalise

• true

• false

What is nerve supply the larynx below vocal cord?

• Recurrent laryngeal nerve

• External laryngeal nerve

• Facial Nerve

• Hypoglossal nerve

What is the largest cartilage in larynx?

• Cricoid cartilage

• Thyroid cartilage

• Epiglottis

• Cuneiform

These are paired laryngeal cartilages except

• Arytenoid

• Cricoid

• Cuneiform

• Corniculate

which of the following is not a complication of tracheostomy ?

• Pneumothorax

• Erosion of external carotid artery

• Permanent fistula

• Pneumonia

2)What is the formula for calculating suitable size of suction catheter ?

• 2x(size of tube (cm)-2)

• 2x(size of tube(mm)-2)

• 2x(length of tube(mm)-2)

• 2x(length of tube (cm) -2)

Following are the late complication of tracheostomy except

• tracheal stenosis

• tracheomalacia

• pneumothorax

• tracheoesophageal fistula

It is safe to decannulate in these conditions except

• 1. ongoing URTI

• 1. Unable to obey command

• 1. Unable to cough out secretion

• 1. Able to maintain oxygen saturations