Questions and Answers
O Wenker
Keywords
anesthesia, anesthesiology, critical care medicine, education, electronic publication, intensive care medicine, internet, multimedia, online, peer-review, regional anesthesia, trauma
Citation
O Wenker. Questions and Answers. The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology. 1999 Volume 4 Number 1.
Abstract
Introduction
This site was created in order to stress your brain for a few minutes (3 questions) while surfing by. Every once in a while we will update this section with new questions
and answers. This will give you the opportunity to check your knowledge in different anesthesiologic fields.
Disclaimer
One should keep in mind that the current opinion in Europe may differ from the one in Australia or in the U.S. Having an international readership, it might be difficult to satisfy everybody with the given answers or the suggestions for additional reading. In order to assure the accuracy of this section, all the questions and especially the answers will be reviewed by several international members of the editorial board. Nevertheless, it is difficult to ensure that all the information given is entirely accurate for all circumstances. The publishers disclaim any liability, loss, or damage occurred as consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the content of this section.
Question 1
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Question 2
What is an Arndt Bronchial Blocker ?
Question 3
Figure 2
Answer 1
Figure 3
Answer 2
The Arndt Bronchial Blocker is a new device to separate the lungs during ventilation.
Answer 3
The patient in the ICU did bite into this reinforced endotracheal tube while being more awake. The stenosis of the tube resulted in respiratory distress and failure to wean from the ventilator.