WorksheetsAirway Management
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Which of the following procedures should be the last step following endotracheal intubation?
Auscultate the chest and abdomen
Inflate the cuff
Call for chest radiograph
Secure the endotracheal tube with tape
Swelling of the tracheal mucosal membrane as a result of prolonged intubation or improper airway management may cause development of:
Stridor
Crepitus
Egophony
Pleural friction rub
The recommended range for tracheal tube cuff pressures is:
10 to 20 cm H2O
20 to 30 cm H2O
30 to 40 cm H2O
40 to 50 cm H2O
When suctioning an adult patient using a DISS wall-mounted
regulator system with collection bottle, you would initially set
the vacuum pressure at:
-100 to -120 mm Hg
-5 to -7 in Hg
-80 to -100 mm Hg
-12 to -15 in Hg
NIF generated by a patient for ventilator discontinuance and extubation should be around
-20 to -30 cm H2O
-25 to -35 cm H2O
35 to 45 mmHh
-100 to -120 mmHg
What size suction catheter would you select to suction a
patient with a 9.0 mm ID tracheostomy tube?
16 Fr
14 Fr
12 Fr
10 Fr
During postural drainage therapy, a patient’s heart rate
remains stable at 92/min and the SpO2 is 97%. However, after
you pre-oxygenate the patient and begin nasotracheal
suctioning, the patient’s heart rate suddenly drops to 40/min.
The most likely reason for this is:
severe mucus plugging
hypoxemia during suctioning
a vago-vagal reflex
postural hypotension
What is the purpose of the pilot balloon on an endotracheal
or a tracheostomy tube?
To monitor cuff status and pressure
To protect the airway against aspiration
To minimize mucosal trauma during insertion
To help ascertain proper tube position
What is the purpose of a tracheostomy tube obturator?
To minimize trauma to the tracheal mucosal during
insertion
To provide a patent airway should the tube become
obstructed
To help ascertain the proper tube position by radiograph
To provide a means to inflate and deflate the tube cuff
For ventilator discontinuance and extubation, a patient's RSBI should be
60-105/L
80-100/L
100-120 ml/kg
8-10 ml/kg
