Predictors of a Difficult Airway
© 2008, The Difficult Airway Course: Emergency™.
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MOANS
difficult mask ventilation		 LEMON
difficult laryngoscopy		 SHORT
difficult cricothyrotomy
Mask Seal
Obese
Aged (>55 y/o)
No Teeth
Stiff		 Look externally (gestalt)
Evaluate 3-3-2
Mallampati
Obstruction or Obesity
Neck mobility		 Surgery
Hematoma or infection
Obese
Radiation
Tumor