Whistles and wheezes: don't miss diseases

Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 2015;100:132-143 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-304604

• Problem solving in clinical practice

1. J Cyriac, 
2. K Huxstep

+Author Affiliations

1. Department of Paediatrics, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK

Abstract

Upper airway obstruction (UAO) in infants and children has a broad spectrum of presentations including benign self-resolving conditions, from mild croup, to critical life-threatening conditions which, though uncommon now, require prompt recognition and effective multidisciplinary collaborative management to achieve a good outcome. The aim of this article is to highlight the diagnostic and management difficulties in acute UAO in paediatric patients and encourage a problem-solving approach.

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