[Upper airway dyspnea in the adult]

Autor: Anne-Sarah, Lavanchy, Amira Bahri, Ksouri, Wenceslao, Garcia, Vincent, Ribordy
Jazyk: francouzština
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Revue medicale suisse. 11(482)
ISSN: 1660-9379
Popis: Upper airway dyspnea represents a challenge in diagnosis and management regardless of etiology. The emergency physician must work through a wide differential diagnosis. The most common causes are inflammatory, immunoallergic and infectious. Initial treatment includes maintenance of a safe and open airway, oxygen therapy, aerosolized epinephrine and steroid injections. Once the patient is stabilized, a detailed case history and a complete status are compulsory to guide diagnosis and adapt the treatment. Close collaboration between emergency physician, anesthesiologist and ENT specialist is mandatory.
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