Laryngeal mask airway [LMA] is contraindicated in?
AOcular surgeries
BPregnant female
CDifficult airways
DIn CPR
A high tracheostomy may be indicated in:
AAdvanced carcinoma of the larynx
BSevere bilateral vocal cord paralysis
CChronic scleroma involving the larynx
DRecurrent respiratory papillomatosis (multiple papillomatosis of the larynx)
During thyroidectomy, which nerve, if damaged, can cause a hoarse voice?
ARecurrent laryngeal; loops under aorta/subclavian
BSuperior laryngeal; with superior thyroid artery
CGlossopharyngeal; along posterior thyroid
DHypoglossal; inferior to thyroid
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