Management of the Difficult Airway
| Course Id | 220313 |
| Course Name | Management of the Difficult Airway |
| Course Catagory | Respiratory Care |
| Course Price | 33.54 |
| Course CEU | 3 |
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Describe the functional anatomy of the upper and lower airway and explain how anatomic features influence airway management.
- Differentiate between ventilation and respiration and identify the factors that affect respiratory rate and gas diffusion.
- Identify the clinical indications for airway intervention and endotracheal intubation.
- Apply structured assessment tools, including the Mallampati classification, the LEMON method, and the 3-3-2 rule, to predict the difficult airway.
- Explain the rationale and technique of preoxygenation and apneic oxygenation.
- Differentiate among the common oxygen delivery devices and their delivered oxygen concentrations.
- Compare the induction agents and neuromuscular blocking agents used in rapid sequence intubation and describe their roles.
- Identify the indications, contraindications, and limitations of basic and advanced airway maneuvers and devices.
- Compare direct laryngoscopy, video laryngoscopy, and flexible bronchoscopic and awake intubation techniques.
- Describe the major difficult-airway algorithms and the cannot-intubate-cannot-oxygenate pathway, including surgical airway.
- Identify the complications of endotracheal intubation and the principles of safe extubation of the at-risk airway.
- Describe the pediatric considerations, documentation, and crisis resource management practices essential to safe airway care.