The Assessment of the Upper Airway Prior to a Flexible

question 7

Multiple Choice

The assessment of the upper airway prior to a flexible bronchoscopy procedure to help identify patients in whom it may be difficult to secure an airway is referred to as:

• A) the Glasgow Coma Scale.
• B) the Mallampati classification.
• C) the APACHE scale.
• D) the Borg scale.

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