Test Your Airway IQ - ANESTHESIA QUESTIONS

1. All of the strategies for definitive airway management are acceptable in patients with Angioedema EXCEPT:

  1. Awake fiberoptic intubation
  2. Awake Direct Laryngoscopy
  3. Rapid Sequence Intubation
  4. Cricothyrotomy
  5. Tracheotomy

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2. Which of the following statements concerning the head-injured patient is TRUE? 

  1. Improved neurological outcome is associated with the avoidance of direct laryngoscopy for intubation in this population. 
  2. The unconscious head-injured patient (GCS<8) has a three-fold chance of cervical spine injury.
  3. Avoidance of cervical spine movement during airway management is more important than avoiding transient hypoxia and hypotension.
  4. The safest way of proceeding with intubation is proven to be the flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope. 
  5. The use of muscle relaxants for intubation of these patients is contraindicated because they will interfere with subsequent neurological evaluation. 

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Bonus Question:
Which behavior results in the most airway management negligence law suits?

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Question 1

1. All of the strategies for definitive airway management are acceptable in patients with Angioedema EXCEPT:

  1. Awake fiberoptic intubation
  2. Awake Direct Laryngoscopy
  3. Rapid Sequence Intubation
  4. Cricothyrotomy
  5. Tracheotomy


Answer: C. Rapid Sequence Intubation

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Question 2

2. Which of the following statements concerning the head-injured patient is TRUE? 

  1. Improved neurological outcome is associated with the avoidance of direct laryngoscopy for intubation in this population. 
  2. The unconscious head-injured patient (GCS<8) has a three-fold chance of cervical spine injury.
  3. Avoidance of cervical spine movement during airway management is more important than avoiding transient hypoxia and hypotension.
  4. The safest way of proceeding with intubation is proven to be the flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope. 
  5. The use of muscle relaxants for intubation of these patients is contraindicated because they will interfere with subsequent neurological evaluation. 


Answer: B. The unconscious head-injured patient (GCS<8) has a three-fold chance of cervical spine injury.

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Bonus Question

Which behavior results in the most airway management negligence law suits?

Answer: "Failure to evaluate the airway for difficulty before embarking on
airway management."

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