A term baby boy presented to our institution with stridor and cyanosis. He was born at 40 weeks gestation at the referring hospital to a 23-year-old primigravida woman by vacuum-assisted vaginal ...

There are 2 main ways in which patients may experience dyspnea originating in the larynx. First, there may be structural interference with air flow due to an anatomic abnormality. In other words, ...

When you go for a sick visit or your annual checkup at your doctor's office, they will likely listen to your chest through a stethoscope. Part of what they're listening for is the sounds your lungs ...

It sounds like barking in the middle of the night — the kind that alarms many parents — but it is most likely stridor. What ...

CHEVALIER Jackson, 1 in 1937, made the following comment: "Untold thousands of infants have asphyxiated because of bilateral abductor paralysis — the cyanosis being attributed to a persistent foramen ...

Post-extubation airway complications represent a significant concern in critical care, with patients frequently facing risks such as laryngeal oedema, stridor and subsequent respiratory failure ...

The larynx is a small structure of cartilage that connects the throat to the windpipe. It is located in the front of the neck and houses the vocal cords, producing speech sounds and contributing to ...