A newly intubated patient is assessed with a color-changing CO2 detection device. The presence of CO2 is confirmed, as is moisture on exhalation. However, auscultation reveals decreased breath sounds on the right side.
This problem can be corrected by doing which of the following?
a. Extubate and use a laryngeal mask airway.
b. Order a chest radiograph to determine what is happening.
c. Reposition the endotracheal tube, and auscultate again.
d. Push the tube in farther, and listen for bi-lateral breath sounds.
Q. 2 A blind nasal intubation is facilitated by which of the following patient positions?
a. Chin lift c. Neutral head
b. Jaw thrust d. Extreme head
Q. 3 During intubation, the intubator should stand in which of the following positions?
a. As close as possible to the patient
b. Approximately 2 feet away from the pa-tient's mouth
c. As far away from the patient's mouth as possible
d. Far enough away from the mouth to allow binocular vision
Q. 4 The position that best facilitates the insertion of an oral endotracheal tube is the _____ position.
a. Chin lift c. Neutral head
b. Sniffing d. Jaw thrust
Q. 5 A patient's endotracheal tube cuff pressure is measured at 35 mm Hg. The most appropriate im-mediate action to take is:
a. extubate the patient immediately.
b. do nothing; this pressure is acceptable.
c. add more volume to the cuff, and recheck pressure.
d. remove some volume from the cuff, and recheck pressure.
Q. 6 Which of the following statements concerning endotracheal tubes and their insertion is true?
a. The straight blade gives better tongue control than the curved blade.
b. The Macintosh blade must be inserted along the left side of the tongue.
c. The Miller blade is inserted along the right side of the tongue.
d. The epiglottis must be hooked with the tip of the Macintosh blade.