Day 1: Airway Management
Section outline
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Management of the airway is paramount to safe perioperative care.
At the end of this module, the clinical clerk should be able to:
- Apply airway anatomy in the clinical setting.
- Perform a thorough assessment of the airway.
- Discuss various techniques in the clinical management of the airway.
- Recognize difficult airway and possible interventions.
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For a more comprehensive understanding of the topic, it is recommended to read the following chapter on your reference book:
Tanella A, Hyman JB, Rosenblatt WH. (2023). Airway Management. In Cullen BF, et al (Eds). Barash, Cullen and Stoelting's Clinical Anesthesia. (9th ed., pp 737-773). Wolters Kluwer.
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Lecture on Airway Management File
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In this video, staff of the UPCM Department of Anesthesiology demonstrates the assessment and examination of a patient's airway.
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In this video, the staff of the UPCM Department of Anesthesiology demonstrates the steps in intubation with direct laryngoscopy.
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Based on what you have learned, assess the following airways according to the Mallampati classification.
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