The airway of choice for an obese patient with a known difficult airway is a:
a. Guedel airway. c. laryngeal mask air-way.
b. Berman airway. d. nasopharyngeal airway.
ANS: C
The laryngeal mask airway is of particular benefit in patients with a known or anticipated diffi-cult airway.
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