Acute epiglottitis
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- Acute Infectious Epiglottitis in Adults. Gorfinkel, H. Joel; Brown, Robert; Kabins, Sherwin A. // Annals of Internal Medicine;Feb69, Vol. 70 Issue 2, p289
Presents case reports on adult patients with acute epiglottitis. Information on acute epiglottitis; Treatments; Results and discussion.
- Adult epiglottis. Gerrish, Stephen P.; Jones, Andrew S.; Watson, Duncan M.; Wight, Richard G. // British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Edition);11/7/1987, Vol. 295 Issue 6607, p1183
Presents a case study of a patient diagnosed with adult epiglottitis in England. Prevalence of acute epiglottitis in children; Rarity of epiglottitis among adults; Necessity for an urgent action in the management of adult epiglottitis.
- Photo Quiz. Sore Throat and Difficulty Breathing. // American Family Physician;6/1/2001, Vol. 63 Issue 11, p2255
Presents a photo quiz on a case of acute adult epiglottitis. Symptoms; Difference of epiglottitis from other respiratory diseases.
- Epiglottic abscess. Gilbert, Andrew; Downey, Timothy J. // ENT: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal;Mar2004, Vol. 83 Issue 3, p154
Presents information on a case of epiglottic abscess involving a 43-year-old man. Symptoms experienced by the patient; Effectivity of the Hemophilus influenzae type B vaccine in controlling pediatric incidence of acute epiglottitis; Mortality rate from epiglottic abscess; Symptoms of acute...
- Acute epiglottic abscess in adults: Still a challenge! Tantry, Thrivikrama Padur; Hrishi, Ajay Prasad; Koteshwar, Reshma; Shenoy, Sunil P.; Adappa, Karunakara Kenjar // Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology;Jul2011, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p426
A letter to the editor is presented about the management of acute epiglottic abscess in adults.
- Acute Epiglottis Associated with Nasal Foreign Body. Oh, Tae H.; Gaudet, Thomas // Clinical Pediatrics;Nov1977, Vol. 16 Issue 11, p1067
Describes a child with acute epiglottitis in association with an infected nasal foreign body. Medical history of the patient; Presumptive diagnosis of acute epiglottitis; Endotracheal intubation.
- USE OF THE BULLARD LARYNGOSCOPE IN THE ADULT PATIENT WITH EPIGLOTTITIS: A CASE REPORT. Spain, Ken // AANA Journal;Apr2002, Vol. 70 Issue 2, p127
Presents a case report which involves the anesthetic management of a rare case of adult epiglottitis. Summary of the case; Usefulness of the Bullard laryngoscope, a specific airway adjunct, in intubation of the trachea of patient with acute epiglottitis.
- This Technique may make tracheostomy unnecessary. Isler, Charlotte // RN;Jan77, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p32
Offers a technique for managing children with acute, progressive respiratory distress from epiglottitis, that works as an intervention before a tracheostomy. Diagnosis of epiglottitis; Details of the treatment procedure; Responsibilities of nurses regarding the technique.
- Retropharyngeal abscess mimics epiglottitis. // European Journal of Pediatrics;2001, Vol. 160 Issue 8, pB515
Presents information on a study which examined the similarities of retropharyngeal abscess to acute epiglottitis. Patients and methods; Treatment for retropharyngeal abscess.
- A perilous differential diagnosis. // Contemporary Pediatrics;Oct2001, Vol. 18 Issue 10, p78
Discusses various differential diagnosis in cases of croup in children. Bacterial tracheitis; Acute epiglottitis; Retropharyngeal abscess.
