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sjones

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After several unsuccessful attempts at endotracheal intubation and an inability to adequately ventilate a patient with a face mask, the most appropriate method to ensure ventilation is with the placement of which of the following?
 
  a. Guedel airway c. Nasopharyngeal airway
  b. Berman airway d. Laryngeal mask airway

Question 2

Which of the following is considered a secure airway device?
 
  a. Combitube c. Endotracheal tube
  b. Berman airway d. Laryngeal mask airway



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
According to the Difficult Airway Algorithm, when face mask ventilation is inadequate and intubation attempts are unsuccessful, an attempt to place a laryngeal mask airway should be made.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Because the endotracheal tube is inserted into the trachea and sealed with a cuff, it is considered to be a secure airway. The esophageal cuff affords some protection from regurgitation, but, as with the laryngeal mask airway, the Combitube is not considered a secure airway device; neither is the Berman airway.



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