Stridor

Question 1

What is this describing?

High pitch noise heard in inspiration from partial obstruction at the larynx or large airways.

Answer 1

Stridor

Question 2

What are the clinical features that accompany stridor?

Answer 2

1. Swallowing difficulty/drooling
2. Pallor/cyanosis
3. Use of accessory muscles
4. Tracheal tug

Question 3

What is causing the stridor presentation described?

Sudden onset, young child well but struggling to breathe, acute cough, choking.

Answer 3

Foreign body

Question 4

What is causing the stridor presentation described?

Harsh, coryza, low grade temperature but otherwise well, occurs at night, barking cough.

Answer 4

Viral croup

Question 5

What is causing the stridor presentation described?

Variable, intermittent, child otherwise well, happening since birth, last one feeding all with URTI.

Answer 5

Laryngomalacia

Question 6

What is causing the stridor presentation described?

2-6 years old, soft stridor, very unwell, flushed or pale, sitting upright, drooling saliva, high temperature, no cough.

Answer 6

Epiglottitis

Question 7

What is causing the stridor presentation described?

Harsh, urticaria, lip swelling, wheeze, shock, sudden onset, atopy.

Answer 7

Anaphylaxis

Question 8

What is causing the stridor presentation described?

Harsh, unwell, high temperatures, barking cough.

Answer 8

Bacterial tracheitis