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Question	Answer
A method used to predict difficult intubation. A mouth opening of less than three finger breadths, a mandible length of less than three finger breadths, and a distance from hyoid bone to thyroid notch of less than two finger dread this indicate a possibly difficult airway	3-3-2 rule
Abdominal thrusts performed to relieve a foreign body airway obstruction	Abdominal thrust maneuver
The muscles not normally used during normal breathing; include the sternocleidomastoid muscles of the neck, the pectoral is major muscles of the chest, and the abdominal muscles	Accessory muscles
A chemical neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system	Acetylcholine (ACh)
Abnormal	Adventitious
Th pressure gradient agains which the heart must pump; an increase can decrease cardiac output	Afterload
Slow, shallow, irregular respiration’s or occasional gasping breaths that result from cerebral anoxia	Agonal gasps