During feeding, solid food is chewed and propelled to the oropharynx, where the bolus gradually aggregates while the larynx remains open and breathing continues. The aggregated bolus in the valleculae is exposed to respiratory airflow, yet aspiration is rare in healthy individuals. The mechanism for preventing aspiration during bolus aggregation is unclear. One possibility is that alterations i...

Objective The present study reports the etiological differences, clinical features, management, and patient outcomes between infectious and noninfectious causes of epiglottitis in adult patients. Methods The medical records of 24 patients with infectious and noninfectious epiglottitis were investigated. Diagnosis was made by anamnesis and endoscopic examination. On admission, respiratory dist...

introduction:foreign body aspiration is usually a serious condition that is most common among the pediatric population, and rare in adults. in adults, aspiration may be tolerated for a long time.case reports:our first case is a 38-year-old man who presented with a 2-day history of swallowing a foreign body. he was completely asymptomatic. chest x-ray revealed the presence of 5-cm foreign object...

OBJECTIVE After brain injury intracranial hypertension is the major cause of mortality, in addition to the possibility of functional, behavioral and cognitive sequels. Scarcity of studies on the effects of respiratory physiotherapy on these patients may lead to contradictory performances. This study aimed to assess the effects of customary respiratory physiotherapy maneuvers on intracranial and...

Generally, aspiration of fluids, ruminal contents or foreign material into the upper respiratory tract, bronchi and lungs lead to pneumonia in bovines. An adult female Murrah buffalo was presented for postmortem examination. Complete blood count examination live animal revealed leuckocytosis with shift left. On basis gross microscopical lesions, this case concluded as a result regurgitated alon...

A three-year-old female presented to the emergency department (ED) with a chief complaint of choking for 20 minutes after ingestion of an unknown clear liquid; this was followed by one episode of emesis. On arrival she had no respiratory distress, and her symptoms had resolved. Her physical exam and vital signs were unremarkable with a room air oxygen saturation of 99% and a respiratory rate of...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening lung injury characterized by rapid onset of widespread inflammation in the lungs. Multiple risk factors, including pneumonia, non-pulmonary sepsis, aspiration gastric contents or inhalation injury, have been reported, to cause ARDS. We present case healthy young woman her first trimester with vaping-induced who presented spontaneo...

Introduction Malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) commonly occur in patients with advanced cancer. Drainage of fluid is used to relieve symptoms and improve quality life. Objective To our understanding how therapeutic aspiration affects activities MPE. Methods Patients presenting the Pleural Clinic at Norfolk Norwich University Hospital a confirmed or suspected MPE participated up three semistruc...

OBJECTIVE To identify risk factors for preoperative respiratory complications associated with tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration (TFBA) by retrospectively analysing paediatric cases presenting with or without complications. METHODS Paediatric patients who presented with TFBA and were admitted to hospital were enrolled in the study. Patients were divided into two groups based on occurren...

Prader Willi (PWS) is the most common and rare genetic cause of obesity. Airway problems associated with obesity hypotonia, increased risk aspiration due to gastrointestinal (GI) motility hyperphagia, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), difficult airway management, postoperative respiratory failure narrow are factors that complicate anesthesia management. It should be noted there many anat...