pediatric airway Flashcards
the most narrow part of the pediatric airway
cricoid
children are what type of breathers
obligate nasal breathers
obstruction at what level: relief with cry
nasal cavity obstruction
form of holoproscencephalu; assc’d w/ central megaincisor
Nasal pyriform aperture stenosis
most common source of nasal obstruction
rhinitis
Most common pathology in oropharynx and hypopharynx
adenotonsillar hypertrophy
most common cause of pediatric stridor
laryngomalacia
most common pathology of supraglottic region
laryngomalacia
2nd most common cause of stridor in newborn
vocal cord paralysis
age 2-4 presentation, present with hoarseness and progresses to stridor/distress
recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
3rd most common cause of congenital stridor
subglottic stenosis
most common neoplasm of infant airway, most common neoplasm in children
subglottic hemangioma
aspiration is most likely to be
food particle
ingestion is most likely to be
a coin
causative agent of croup
parainfluenza virus type 1
