title: [Upper airway dyspnea in the adult].
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Anne-Sarah
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lavanchy
authors.forename: Amira Bahri
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Ksouri
authors.forename: Wenceslao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ribordy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans