
Recognition of Difficult Airway for Tracheal Intubation
Purpose: | To recognize the possibility of a difficult airway prior to attempting tracheal intubation. |
Specialty: | Anesthesiology General Surgery Pulmonology Cardiology Emergency Medicine Otolaryngology |
Objective: | other testing |
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Description: | Clinical recognition of a difficult airway is needed before tracheal intubation is attempted. |
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