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airway foreign body

Pathology: - foreign body passage through respiratory defense mechanism a) blocking the airway by the epiglottis & arytenoid b) spasm of the vocal cords in response to a foreign body c) cough reflex with afferent impulses generated throughout the 1] larynx 2] trachea 3] branch points in the proximal tracheobronchial tree

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respiratory system

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laryngeal foreign body lower airway foreign body pharyngeal foreign body

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foreign body

References

  1. Concepcion E and Bye MR Pediatric Airway Foreign Body http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1001253-overview
  2. Yadav SP, Singh J, Aggarwal N, Goel A. Airway foreign bodies in children: experience of 132 cases. Singapore Med J. 2007 Sep;48(9):850-3. PMID: 17728968
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  4. Philip J, Bresnihan M, Chambers N. A Christmas tree in the larynx. Paediatr Anaesth. 2004 Dec;14(12):1016-20. PMID: 15601352