Oropharyngeal Airway Management Quiz

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To maintain the airway in conscious patients

To assist in feeding unconscious patients

To protect the airway of an unconscious patient by preventing the tongue from falling back and blocking it (correct)

To facilitate speaking in unconscious patients

In patients with no gag reflex

In conscious or semiconscious patients (correct)

In patients with relaxed upper airway muscles

In patients with no recent oral surgery

Improvement in ventilation

Incorrect placement causing further airway obstruction (correct)

Facilitation of speaking in unconscious patients

Prevention of airway obstruction in patients with relaxed upper airway muscles

Improving ventilation with a bag-mask device Signup and view all the answers

By preventing the tongue from falling back and blocking the airway Signup and view all the answers

To prevent the tongue from falling back and blocking the airway of an unconscious patient Signup and view all the answers

Conscious patient Signup and view all the answers

During unconscious patient intubation Signup and view all the answers

Compressing the tongue and causing further obstruction Signup and view all the answers

Patient at risk of airway obstruction due to relaxed upper airway muscles Signup and view all the answers

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