Nasopharyngeal airway - Revision history

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External Links

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
			[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uALM3HqtTnI Demonstration Video]

	==References==		==References==

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Overview

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	*Oxygen therapy and/or pressurized respiratory therapies by nasal cannula, simple masks, non-rebreather masks, CPAP, and BiPAP may be used with an NPA in place		*Oxygen therapy and/or pressurized respiratory therapies by nasal cannula, simple masks, non-rebreather masks, CPAP, and BiPAP may be used with an NPA in place
	*Presence of an NPA in the posterior pharynx may interfere with intubation; they generally should be removed prior to laryngoscopy		*Presence of an NPA in the posterior pharynx may interfere with intubation; they generally should be removed prior to laryngoscopy
	[[File:NPA Marked.jpg\|~~200px~~]]		[[File:NPA Marked.jpg\|thumb\|NPA Device example]]

	==Indications==		==Indications==

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Overview

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	*Oxygen therapy and/or pressurized respiratory therapies by nasal cannula, simple masks, non-rebreather masks, CPAP, and BiPAP may be used with an NPA in place		*Oxygen therapy and/or pressurized respiratory therapies by nasal cannula, simple masks, non-rebreather masks, CPAP, and BiPAP may be used with an NPA in place
	*Presence of an NPA in the posterior pharynx may interfere with intubation; they generally should be removed prior to laryngoscopy		*Presence of an NPA in the posterior pharynx may interfere with intubation; they generally should be removed prior to laryngoscopy
	[[File:NPA Marked.jpg]]		[[File:NPA Marked.jpg\|200px]]

	==Indications==		==Indications==

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Overview

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	*Oxygen therapy and/or pressurized respiratory therapies by nasal cannula, simple masks, non-rebreather masks, CPAP, and BiPAP may be used with an NPA in place		*Oxygen therapy and/or pressurized respiratory therapies by nasal cannula, simple masks, non-rebreather masks, CPAP, and BiPAP may be used with an NPA in place
	*Presence of an NPA in the posterior pharynx may interfere with intubation; they generally should be removed prior to laryngoscopy		*Presence of an NPA in the posterior pharynx may interfere with intubation; they generally should be removed prior to laryngoscopy
	[[File:NPA Marked.jpg~~\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Nasopharyngeal airway device~~]]		[[File:NPA Marked.jpg]]

	==Indications==		==Indications==

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Overview

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	*Oxygen therapy and/or pressurized respiratory therapies by nasal cannula, simple masks, non-rebreather masks, CPAP, and BiPAP may be used with an NPA in place		*Oxygen therapy and/or pressurized respiratory therapies by nasal cannula, simple masks, non-rebreather masks, CPAP, and BiPAP may be used with an NPA in place
	*Presence of an NPA in the posterior pharynx may interfere with intubation; they generally should be removed prior to laryngoscopy		*Presence of an NPA in the posterior pharynx may interfere with intubation; they generally should be removed prior to laryngoscopy
	[~~Insert file~~:NPA Marked.jpg]		[[File:NPA Marked.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Nasopharyngeal airway device]]

	==Indications==		==Indications==

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Overview

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	*Oxygen therapy and/or pressurized respiratory therapies by nasal cannula, simple masks, non-rebreather masks, CPAP, and BiPAP may be used with an NPA in place		*Oxygen therapy and/or pressurized respiratory therapies by nasal cannula, simple masks, non-rebreather masks, CPAP, and BiPAP may be used with an NPA in place
	*Presence of an NPA in the posterior pharynx may interfere with intubation; they generally should be removed prior to laryngoscopy		*Presence of an NPA in the posterior pharynx may interfere with intubation; they generally should be removed prior to laryngoscopy
			[Insert file:NPA Marked.jpg]

	==Indications==		==Indications==

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Overview

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	*The widened opening which remains outside the nose gives the device its common moniker "Nasal trumpet"		*The widened opening which remains outside the nose gives the device its common moniker "Nasal trumpet"
	*NPA's are supraglottic by definition and generally do not stimulate the gag reflex when placed		*NPA's are supraglottic by definition and generally do not stimulate the gag reflex when placed
			**NPA are not contraindicated in the conscious or semi-conscious patient whose gag reflex is intact
	*Oxygen therapy and/or pressurized respiratory therapies by nasal cannula, simple masks, non-rebreather masks, CPAP, and BiPAP may be used with an NPA in place		*Oxygen therapy and/or pressurized respiratory therapies by nasal cannula, simple masks, non-rebreather masks, CPAP, and BiPAP may be used with an NPA in place
	*Presence of an NPA in the posterior pharynx may interfere with intubation; they generally should be removed prior to laryngoscopy		*Presence of an NPA in the posterior pharynx may interfere with intubation; they generally should be removed prior to laryngoscopy

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Overview

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	*The widened opening which remains outside the nose gives the device its common moniker "Nasal trumpet"		*The widened opening which remains outside the nose gives the device its common moniker "Nasal trumpet"
	*NPA's are supraglottic by definition and generally do not stimulate the gag reflex when placed		*NPA's are supraglottic by definition and generally do not stimulate the gag reflex when placed
			*Oxygen therapy and/or pressurized respiratory therapies by nasal cannula, simple masks, non-rebreather masks, CPAP, and BiPAP may be used with an NPA in place
			*Presence of an NPA in the posterior pharynx may interfere with intubation; they generally should be removed prior to laryngoscopy

	==Indications==		==Indications==

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Complications

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	==Complications==		==Complications==
			*Epistaxis
			*Device intrusion through fracture lines if placed in patient with facial trauma

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	*Epistaxis		*Epistaxis
	*Device intrusion through fracture lines if placed in patient with facial trauma		*Device intrusion through fracture lines if placed in patient with facial trauma

	~~==See Also==~~


	==External Links==		==External Links==