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Upper airway obstruction
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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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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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Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Upper Airway Obstruction." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114732/all/Upper_airway_obstruction.
Zeiger RFR. Upper airway obstruction. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114732/all/Upper_airway_obstruction. Accessed March 21, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Upper airway obstruction. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114732/all/Upper_airway_obstruction
Zeiger RFR. Upper Airway Obstruction [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2023 March 21]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114732/all/Upper_airway_obstruction.
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