June 8, 2015

Whistles and wheezes: don't miss diseases

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

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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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