title: What's behind stridor? Case studies in diagnosis and care. Airway obstruction could be imminent with this alarming sound.
authors: Public Safety Training Center, Emergency Care Program, Santa Rosa Jr College, CA, USA. scottrsnyder@me.com
authors: Scott R
authors: SR
authors: Snyder
authors: Sean M
authors: SM
authors: Kivlehan
authors: Kevin T
authors: KT
authors: Collopy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003440:Croup / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000592:standards; D008158:Ludwig's Angina / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D004837:Epinephrine