title: Acute Management of Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion (Vocal Cord Dysfunction).
abstract: Paradoxical vocal fold motion disorder, also commonly termed vocal cord dysfunction, is a poorly understood cause of acute upper airway obstruction. Patients with paradoxical vocal fold motion frequently present to the emergency department (ED) with acute respiratory distress and stridor. Lack of familiarity with this disorder may lead to delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis and unnecessary intubations or surgical airway procedures. Although long-term management of paradoxical vocal fold motion is well described, there is a paucity of information about acute evaluation and management. This article aims to summarize the ED presentation and management of paradoxical vocal fold motion.
authors: Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM.
authors: Nizhoni
authors: N
authors: Denipah
authors: Division of General Surgery, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM.
authors: Christopher M
authors: CM
authors: Dominguez
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM.
authors: Erik P
authors: EP
authors: Kraai
authors: Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM.
authors: Tania L
authors: TL
authors: Kraai
authors: Department of Speech Pathology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM.
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Leos
authors: Departments of Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM. Electronic address: DBraude@salud.unm.edu.
authors: Darren
authors: D
authors: Braude
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D064706:Vocal Cord Dysfunction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000503:physiopathology