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Theme: Anaesthesia II
Which of the following statements regarding rapid sequence intubation are true?
- Cricoid pressure facilitates intubation.
- The BURP (backwards, upwards and rightwards pressure) manoeuvre facilitates intubation of the difficult airway.
- The Royal College of Anaesthetists’ adult fasting guideline states 2 h for clear fluids and 6 h for food.
- Preoxygenation of the obese patient upright, rather than supine, gives significantly increased time to desaturation post-induction of anaesthesia.
Which of the following statements regarding post-intubation management and complications are true?
- An unexpected and unexplained decrease in end-tidal carbon dioxide (etCO2) following suxamethonium administration is suggestive of malignant hyperthermia.
- A colorimetric etCO2 detector turning and remaining yellow confirms the presence of exhaled carbon dioxide.
- Arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO2) from arterial blood gas analysis and etCO2 via sidestream monitoring should give approximately the same values.
- One full "E" oxygen cylinder running at 15
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