Question 2 · LDEK · Breathing disorders and airway management
A partial obstruction of the upper respiratory tract may lead to:
- A. brain edema.
- B. pulmonary edema.
- C. brain hypoxia.
- D. sudden cardiac arrest.
- E. all of the above.
Hint
Consider the effects of hypoxaemia, hypercapnia and strongly negative intrathoracic pressure from breathing in against a narrowed airway.
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