Tracheostomies

Name*
First Last
1) True or False: When using a PMV, the cuff should be inflated*
- True
- False
2) What is the most fatal complication of a tracheostomy?*
- a. Stomal complications
- b. Decrease level of sedation and pain meds
- c. Tracheo-inominate fistula
- d. Tracheomalacia
3) List the steps in order of percutaneous tracheostomy placement*
- a. An incision is made, a wire is advanced, various sized dilators placed, the tracheostomy tube is placed, the wire is removed and the trach is sutured into place
- b. An incision is made, various sized dilators placed, a wire is advanced, the tracheostomy tube is place, the wire is removed and the trach is sutured into place
- c. An incision is made, the tracheostomy tube is placed, and the trach is sutured into place
- d. An incision is made, a wire is advanced, various sized dilators placed, the tracheostomy tube is placed and the trach is sutured into place
4) Which of the following is considered a disadvantage of a tracheostomy*
- a. Level of comfort
- b. Tracheal web formation
- c. Decrease length of ICU stay
- d. Ease of ventilator weaning trials
5) Which of the following is a maneuver used to aid in controlling a tracheoinominate fistula bleed?*
- a. The Sledinger maneuver
- b. Heimlich maneuver
- c. Valsalva maneuver
- d. Little dutch boy maneuver
6) What type of tracheostomy tube has one or multiple holes located in it to aid with phonation for patients that have difficulty with using a PMV?*
- a. An obturator
- b. A fenestrated
- c. A Shiley
- d. An XLT
7) What is the most common complication associated with intubations?*
- a. Aspiration
- b. Self Extubation
- c. Laryngeal injuries
- d. Over inflation of the cuff
8) Which of the following is NOT an indication for a tracheostomy?*
- a. Facial burns
- b. Trachiomalacia
- c. Spinal Cord Injury
- d. Tachypnea
9) True or False: Placement of a tracheostomy is better placed earlier rather than later*
- True
- False
10) What is the minimal amount of pressure that is needed when inflating the cuff of a tracheostomy?*
- a. 20-30 cm of H20
- b. 10-20 cm of H20
- c. 5-10 cm of H20
- d. 30-40 cm of H20

Objectives

Articles

Lecture

Quiz

Tracheostomies