Clinical assessment of child with upper airway obstruction
History
- Age
- Speed of onset and precipitating event
- Associated symptoms (fever, drooling, hoarseness)
- Feeding difficulty
- Past medical history (birth trauma, intubation)
Examination
- Craniofacial anomalies
- Cutaneous haemangiomas
- Respiratory distress sign
- Neck mass
- Growth chart
- COMPLETE ENT EXAMINATION
- Flexible fibroptic examination
Investigation
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Physiological Studies:
- ABG
- Spirometry
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Imaging:
- Chest X-ray (FB)
- HKV (subglottic stenosis)
- CT scan (choanal atresia, retropharyngeal abscess, tumor)
- MRI (intracranial extension)
- Barium swallow (vascular ring)
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Endoscopy: Is the tool of examination