Diagnosaurus
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
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Upper Airway Obstruction." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114732/all/Upper_airway_obstruction.
Zeiger RFR. Upper airway obstruction. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114732/all/Upper_airway_obstruction. Accessed May 15, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Upper airway obstruction. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114732/all/Upper_airway_obstruction
Zeiger RFR. Upper Airway Obstruction [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 May 15]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114732/all/Upper_airway_obstruction.
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