Airway Obstruction Flashcards
1
Q
causes
A
inflammatory/infective (epiglottitis) foreign bodies physical compression trauma neurological neoplastic burn congenital pathology
2
Q
presentation
A
SOB, stridor, coughing, choking, inability to complete a sentence
stertor (low pitch sonorous sound from nasopharyngeal airway)
sternal/subcostal recession
skin colour and cyanosis
dysphagia/dysphonia
3
Q
cause of obstructive sleep apnoea in children
A
large tonsils and adenoids
4
Q
cause of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
A
HPV
5
Q
management
A
resuscitate and ABCDE with oxygen heliox (mix of helium and oxygen) steroids adrenaline endoscopy ET intubation tracheostomy
