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Predicting a Difficult Airway
Prior to attempting intubation one should assess the airway. 
3-3-2 rule indicates normal
breadths between the incisor ... Mallampati Classification ... Anesthesia #Diagnosis #Mallampati
Basic preoperative airway assessment conducted by anesthesiologists to assess intubation difficulty, along with the two commonly
Mallampati Classification ... : Mallampati Classification
Difficult Airway Assessment - LEMON Mnemonic

 - Look Externally
 - Evaluate
 - Mallampati
 - Obstruction or
- Evaluate - Mallampati
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... Lateral #Cardiac #Incisura
M (Mallampati Score): essentially giving you an external assessment tool about the patient’s ability to open
M (Mallampati Score ... #PCC #anesth #Mallampati
Class I: #Uvula, #fauces, soft #palate, #pillars visible.
• Class II: Uvula, Soft palate, fauces visible.
• Class
palate visible #Mallampati
Class I: #Uvula, #fauces, soft #palate, #pillars visible.
• Class II: Uvula, Soft palate, fauces visible.
• Class
palate visible #Mallampati
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
Evaluate 3-3-2 rule, Mallampati
The explanation for the cardiac incisura is seen on this CT-image.
At the level of the inferior
for the cardiac incisura ... CTChest #Cardiac #Incisura
Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block - Instructions
Step 1: Apply topical anesthetic as discussed earlier to make entry
contralateral incisor