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Is the patient an adult or a child? If the patient is a child, acute epiglottitis, acute laryngotracheitis, foreign body, congenital ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP
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... Wheezing is classically due to bronchial asthma, but there is a danger in jumping to that conclusion because it occurs in a few other conditions as well. The wheezing of bronchial asthma is... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP
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Are there abnormalities on the ear, nose, and throat examination? A careful ear, nose, and throat examination may disclose hypertrophic tonsils and adenoids, deviated ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP
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Stridor is characterized by a high-pitched grating sound on inhalation or exhalation, but it is caused by narrowing or obstruction of the upper airway. Wheezing is a high-pitched musical sound on inhalation or... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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Priority of stridor evaluation is based on history and clinical presentation. A child with new stridor and respiratory distress requires immediate intervention. The most common cause of chronic stridor in infants is laryngomalacia.... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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Breath sounds are made by air flow through airways. Normally they are fairly quiet and somewhat louder during inspiration as air flows toward the stethoscope. Wheezing is defined as continuous breath... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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Snoring in children, in and of itself, does not warrant absolute treatment but may indicate the presence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The most common cause of obstruction is adenoid and tonsillar hypertrophy.... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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... Both these symptoms are the result of the same pathophysiologic mechanism: obstruction in the upper air passages. That obstruction may be due to any one of the etiologies recalled by the mnemonic
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... Characterized by a harsh, rattling, or snoring sound, stertorous respirations usually result from the vibration of relaxed oropharyngeal structures during sleep or coma, causing partial airway obstruction. Less commonly, these respirations... Emergency interventions ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers
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... A loud, harsh, musical respiratory sound, stridor results from an obstruction in the trachea or larynx. Usually heard during inspiration, this sign may also occur during expiration in severe upper airway obstruction. It may... Emergency interventions ... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Pictures
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... Wheezes are adventitious breath sounds with a high-pitched, musical, squealing, creaking, or groaning quality. They are caused by air flowing at a high velocity through a narrowed airway. When they originate in the... Emergency interventions ... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Pictures
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... Asthma
Extrinsic
Intrinsic
Exercise- or cold-induced
Drug-induced
Aspirin
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... Characterized by a harsh, rattling, or snoring sound, stertorous respirations usually result from the vibration of relaxed oropharyngeal structures during sleep or coma, causing partial... Emergency interventions ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers
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Stridor
(Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
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... A loud, harsh, musical respiratory sound, stridor results from an obstruction in the trachea or larynx. Usually heard during inspiration, this sign may also occur during expiration in severe upper airway obstruction. It... Emergency interventions ... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Pictures
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... Wheezes are adventitious breath sounds with a high-pitched, musical, squealing, creaking, or groaning quality. They’re caused by air flowing at a high velocity through a narrowed airway. When they originate in the large... Emergency interventions ... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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Stridor
(The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
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... Alexandra Duke and Tahany Maurice-Habashy
Stridor is a common type of wheezing (Chapter 8.9). It is characterized by a harsh, raspy, medium-pitched sound produced as air flows through a partially blocked... Approach ... History ... Physical examination ... Testing ... Diagnostic assessment ... Pictures
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Wheezing
(The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
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... Thomas C. Bent
Wheezing is one of the most common respiratory complaints to present to primary care physicians. Although most often caused by asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,... Approach ... History ... Physical examination ... Testing ... Diagnostic assessment ... Pictures
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... Differential Overview
Wheezing
❑ Asthma
❑ Reactive airways disease
❑ Pulmonary edema ... Diagnostic Approach ... Clinical Findings ... Pictures
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... Characterized by a harsh, rattling, or snoring sound, stertorous respirations usually result from the vibration of relaxed oropharyngeal structures during sleep or coma, causing partial airway obstruction. Less commonly, these... Assessment ... History ... Physical examination ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching
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Stridor
(Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
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... A loud, harsh, musical respiratory sound, stridor results from an obstruction in the trachea or larynx. Other causes include foreign-body aspiration, croup syndrome, laryngeal diphtheria,... Assessment ... History ... Physical assessment ... Pediatric pointers ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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Wheezing
(Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
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... Wheezes are adventitious breath sounds with a high-pitched, musical, squealing, creaking, or groaning quality. They’re caused by air flowing at a high velocity through a narrowed airway.... Assessment ... History ... Physical examination ... Pediatric pointers ... Medical causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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... Characterized by a harsh, rattling, or snoring sound, stertorous respirations usually result from the vibration of relaxed oropharyngeal structures during sleep or coma, causing partial airway obstruction. Less commonly, these... Emergency Actions ... History ... Physical assessment ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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Stridor
(Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
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... A loud, harsh, musical respiratory sound, stridor results from an obstruction in the trachea or larynx. Usually heard during inspiration, this sign may also occur during expiration in severe... Emergency Actions ... History ... Physical assessment ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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... Wheezes are adventitious breath sounds with a high-pitched, musical, squealing, creaking, or groaning quality. Also known as sibilant rhonchi, they’re caused by air flowing at a... Emergency Actions ... History ... Physical assessment ... Medical causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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Wheezing
(The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
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...Wheezing is a high-pitched musical soundthat is usually produced by narrowing of the segmental bronchi andbronchioles. May be heard during inspiration, expiration, or both. Principal ... Clinical Features and Diagnosis ... Diagnostic Approach ... References
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... Stertoris noisy, snoring-type breathing that results from airway obstructionin the nose, nasopharynx, or oropharynx. The sounds are heard onlyduring inspiration. Stridor is a low- to medium-pitchedsound... Principal Causes of Airway Obstruction ... Clinical Features and Diagnosis ... Diagnostic Approach ... References
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... Characterized by a harsh, rattling, or snoring sound, stertorous respirations usually result from the vibration of relaxed oropharyngeal structures during sleep or coma, causing partial airway obstruction. Less... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching
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... A loud, harsh, musical respiratory sound, stridor results from a partial to near complete obstruction of the trachea or larynx. Usually heard during inspiration, this sign may also occur during expiration in severe upper airway... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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... Wheezes are adventitious breath sounds with a high-pitched, musical, squealing, creaking, or groaning quality. They're caused by air flowing at a high velocity through a... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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Both these symptoms are the result of the same pathophysiologic
mechanism: obstruction in the upper air passages. That obstruction may be
due to any one of the etiologies recalled by the mnemonic MINT.
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