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Airway Evaluation and Management

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Review the anatomy relevant to airway management Understand the components of an airway examination Learn the principles of mask ventilation and intubation

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, UPMC Presbyterian – Shadyside, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Shawn T. Beaman MD (Assistant Professor), Patrick J. Forte MD (Assistant Professor) & David G. Metro MD (Associate Professor)

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  1. Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, US

    Jesse M. Ehrenfeld MD, MPH (Co-Director, Anesthesia Informatics Fellowship Instructor Anaesthesia) (Co-Director, Anesthesia Informatics Fellowship Instructor Anaesthesia)

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, US

    Richard D. Urman MD, MBA (Director, Hospital Procedural Sedation Management Instructor Anaesthesia) & Scott Segal MD, MHCM (Vice Chair for Education Associate Professor) (Director, Hospital Procedural Sedation Management Instructor Anaesthesia) &  (Vice Chair for Education Associate Professor)

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Beaman, S.T., Forte, P.J., Metro, D.G. (2010). Airway Evaluation and Management. In: Ehrenfeld, J.M., Urman, R.D., Segal, S. (eds) Anesthesia Student Survival Guide. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09709-1_9

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