Difficult airway -- 6

Job ID: 33075426

Budget: $10 – $30 USD

Using your own words (100-500 words), briefly describe the anatomical pathway of breath starting from the nose/mouth and ending with trachea. Make sure to include the sequence of anatomical structures, how do they relate to each other, their functions, and potential complications (DO NOT INCLUDE INNERVATION).


2. (2 pts) in file






4. (6 pts) Explain why and when preoxygenation is performed. Which factors can influence apnea time and whom are the patients prone to each factor?

















5. (2 pts) Identify the goal for preoxygenation and how it is fulfilled.










6. (5 pts) In your own words, describe face-mask ventilation (FMV). Make sure to include when to start FMV, how to choose appropriate face mask size for the patient, how to make proper sealing, and how to open airway for optimal FMV.

















7. (16 pts) For difficult FMV, identify patient associated risk factors. What are the causes for inadequate FMV? And what are the consequences for failed FMV?

8. (13 pts) For inadequate FMV management, what are the signs for inadequate FMV? What are the common causes and how it may be managed?
















9. (3 pts) How does oral and nasal airways improve FMV? How to choose appropriate size in both oral and nasal airways? And what are the possible complications for both?
10. (1 pts) If inadequate FMV persists with application oral or nasal airway, and using two-handed face mask technique, what is the next attempt to manage airway?