TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Upper Airway Emergencies
A1  - Cantor, Richard
A1  - Roy, Linnea Wittick
A2  - Schafermeyer, Robert
A2  - Tenenbein, Milton
A2  - Macias, Charles G.
A2  - Sharieff, Ghazala Q.
A2  - Yamamoto, Loren G.
Y1  - 2014
N1  - 
T2  - Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e
AB  - Acute  respiratory  emergencies  in  the  pediatric  patient  are  common  and  may,  if  improperly  treated,  result  in  significant  morbidity  and  mortality.The  clinician  must  maintain  an  awareness  of  the  unique  anatomic  and  physiologic  characteristics  of  the  respiratory  tract  in  the  growing  infant  and  child.Stridor  may  originate  anywhere  in  the  upper  airway  from  anterior  nares  to  subglottic  region.The  most  common  causes  of  acute  upper  airway  obstruction  are  croup,  epiglottitis,  and  foreign-body  obstruction.  Additional  processes  include  peritonsillar  abscess,  bacterial  tracheitis,  and  retropharyngeal  abscess.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105681855
ER  -