Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud each lose someone important to them.  Who is it and how does this change their outlook?

You are assigned to care for an alert 17 year-old male with history of allergies and status asthmaticus. Upon arrival to the patient’s room you hear audible stridor and the patient’s voice is hoarse. Which of the following should you recommend?

The ICU nurse calls you to an intubated patient’s room. She states, “I have added 8mL additional air to the pilot balloon but I still hear a leak around the cuff.” What problem most likely exists? 

Which of the following is a consideration when inserting an LMA?

Recurrent aspiration and abdominal distention could be indicative of which of the following rare but serious complication of both tracheotomy and endotracheal intubation: 

Which of the following is the most common lesions may occur at the cuff, tube tip, or stoma site?

Which of the following is not an immediate complication of a cricothyroidotomy? 

Which of the following best describes the double lumen tube:

What is the correct sequence of steps to extubate an orotracheally intubated patient? 

Which of the following injuries are seen with tracheostomy tubes?tracheomalaciatracheal stenosisglottic edemavocal cord granulomas