title: A 46-year-old man with difficulty breathing and the sensation of choking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, One Deaconess Road, West CC2, Boston, MA 02215, USA. kban@bidmc.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Ban
authors.forename: Kenny
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bramwell
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sakles
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D029481:Bronchitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010360:Patient Transfer