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Assessment and management of adult acute upper airway obstruction
Publication details
G A Powell, O G J Booth, A L Powell, A K Arya, A C Swift
Foundation Years Journal, volume 4, issue 7, p.21 (123Doc Education, London, July 2010)
Abstract
A patient presented with acute onset shortness of breath and stridor due to a large tumour of the larynx. The initial assessment, investigation and treatment of patients presenting with acute upper airway obstruction is discussed. Systematic, clear guidance is presented for the physician involved in the management of this often frightening, emergency clinical presentation. Further, specialist ENT interventions relevant to the case report are then discussed in context.
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Authors
G A Powell
Foundation Year 1 Doctor
Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
O G J Booth
Foundation Year 1 Doctor
Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
A L Powell
Medical Student (4th year)
University of Liverpool
A K Arya
Specialist Registrar Otolaryngology
Head & Neck Surgery
Mersey Deanery
A C Swift
Consultant in Otolaryngology
Head & Neck Surgery and Honorary Senior Lecturer
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool
L9 7AL
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