Airway

Question 1

Only abductor

Answer 1

Posterior cricoarytenoid

Question 2

Laryngospasm often occurs is response to stimulation of this nerve

Answer 2

Internal branch of the SLN

Question 3

Does hyperventilation or hypoventilation place the patient at risk for laryngospasm?

Answer 3

HYPERvetilation and hypocarbia place at risk for laryngospasm