Post-extubation upper airway obstruction: an interesting case
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Upper Airway Obstruction*
Chronic upper airway obstruction is frequently unrecognized or misdiagnosed as other conditions such as asthma or chronic airflow obstruction (CAO). Clinical features such as stridor may lead to diagnosis or it may initially be suspected from the results of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) ordered for another reason. We will review the physiology and the pulmonary function tests which are necess...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0832-610X,1496-8975
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-012-9776-7