An airway obstruction happens when you can't move air in or out of your lungs. It could be because you inhaled something that's blocking your airway. Or it could be caused by disease, allergic ...

Make sure that the listening area is quiet, and importantly, do not listen through the patient's clothing. Warm your stethoscope either by carrying it in your pants pocket or by vigorously rubbing it.

"Video Imaging Provides Dynamic View Of Airway Obstruction In Those With Sleep Breathing Disorder." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2009 / 02 / 090216164521.htm (accessed December 3, ...

Treating acute upper airway obstruction in the clinical setting is complicated and requires managing a sometimes chaotic environment, understanding the potentially multiple causes of disease ...

A 956-g, 27-week gestation infant was treated for RDS, PDA, and hypotension. She was extubated on hospital day 34 and placed on an oxygen cannula (OC). After 15 days, the infant was noted to be in ...

Surgeons in Japan have developed a technique to relieve airway obstruction in children. The technique, known as external stenting (ES), expands and stabilizes the airway by suspending its wall to a ...

A man in his early fifties developed lingual and sublingual haematomas causing acute airway compromise that required an emergent tracheostomy. He had been on warfarin following prosthetic mitral valve ...

Many people think that snoring is just a normal part of sleep. But for some, it can be a sign of a serious and often ignored condition called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Several pediatric medical conditions, such as congenital heart disease, vascular compression, and congenital softening of the cartilage lining the trachea or bronchi, can compromise the airway and ...