title: Upper airway obstruction.
abstract: Upper airway obstruction is an uncommon but obviously serious management issue that will present to the Emergency Department from time to time. This article covers upper airway obstruction in the adult patient and concentrates on the acute and subacute presentations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jacobson
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D007819:Laryngeal Edema / Q000150:complications; D007830:Larynx / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications