Gamuts

Upper airway obstruction in a child

Airway management includes a set of maneuvers and medical procedures performed to prevent and relieve airway obstruction. This ensures an open pathway for gas exchange between a patient's lungs and the atmosphere. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
 Common
Angioneurotic laryngeal edema
Bleeding tendency
Burn
Cervical lymphadenopathy
Choanal atresia
Congenital tracheal stenosis x
Croup
Cyst
Double aortic arch
Ectopic thyroid tissue
Enlarged epiglottis
Epiglottitis
Esophageal atresia
Foreign body
Granulocytic sarcoma
Hamartochondroma
Inflammatory tracheal stricture
Inhalation of noxious gases
Innominate artery compression
Lipoma
Lymphangioma
Mediastinal abscess
Neck surgery
Neoplasm
Peritonsillar abscess
Polyp
Postoperative tracheal stricture
Prolonged intubation
Retropharyngeal abscess
Retropharyngeal hemorrhage
Rhinoscleroma
Subglottic hemangioma
Thyroglossal duct cyst
Thyroid mass
Tonsil and adenoid hypertrophy
Tracheal stenosis
Tracheal stricture
Tracheal web
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Trauma
Traumatic laryngeal edema
Traumatic tracheal stricture
Vascular ring
 Uncommon
Antrochoanal polyp
Aryepiglottic fold cyst
Diphtheria
Epiglottic cyst
Esophageal neoplasm
Hypothyroidism
Isolated micrognathia
Laryngeal cyst
Laryngeal papilloma
Laryngeal polyp
Laryngeal spasm
Laryngomalacia
Ludwig angina
Macroglossia
Micrognathia with glossoptosis
Möbius syndrome
Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma
Papillomatosis
Robin sequence
Tetany
Tracheomalacia

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