You will know that you have achieved the proper laryngoscopic view of the vocal cords when you see:

A) two white fibrous bands that lie vertically within the glottic opening.
B) the tip of the straight blade touching the posterior wall of the pharynx.
C) the thyroid cartilage bulge anteriorly as you lift up on the laryngoscope.
D) the epiglottis lift when the tip of the curved blade is resting underneath it.


Ans: A) two white fibrous bands that lie vertically within the glottic opening.

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