5-Minute Clinical Consult : Upper airway obstruction

Upper airway obstruction

Etiology

Acute

Foreign-body aspiration
Laryngospasm
Angioedema
Laryngeal edema from airway burns
Trauma to larynx or pharynx
Epiglottitis
Pharyngeal or retropharyngeal abscess
Ludwig’s angina
Acute allergic laryngitis
Vocal cord dysfunction

Chronic

Carcinoma of larynx or pharynx
Laryngeal or subglottic stenosis
Laryngeal granulomas or webs
Bilateral vocal cord paralysis
Vocal cord dysfunction

Upper airway obstruction has been found in Diagnosaurus 2.0

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