The airway examination of a patient reveals Mallampati airway class II and a thyromental dis-tance of 7 cm. The statement that is most appropriate about the intubation of this patient is which of the following?
a. An oral intubation should be attempted first.
b. Routine intubation of this patient may be impossible.
c. This patient will have an airway manage-ment problem.
d. This patient may require invasive airway management in the future.
ANS: A
A Mallampati airway class III and a thyromental distance of less than 6 cm are predictors of a difficult airway. Because this airway examination demonstrates an airway that is not difficult, the initial attempts to establish an airway should be by means of oral intubation.
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