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Breathing Sounds - Abnormal (Stridor)
Alternate Names : Stridor
What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office
In emergency situations, vital signs (temperature, pulse, rate of breathing, blood pressure) will be monitored, and the Heimlich maneuver may be necessary. Then the medical history will be obtained, and a physical examination performed. Intubation (insertion of a "breathing tube") may be necessary if there is inability to breathe properly (respiratory failure).
Medical history questions documenting abnormal breathing sounds in detail may include:
- Is the abnormal breathing sound a high-pitched sound?
- Did it begin suddenly?
- Is it possible that the child may have put something in the mouth and gotten it into the windpipe?
- Has the child been ill recently?
- Is the child's neck or face swollen?
- Has the child been coughing or complaining of a sore throat?
- What other symptoms are also present?
- Is there nasal flaring?
- Is the child using chest muscles to breathe (intercostal retractions)?
- Does the child have blue lips, blue nailbeds, or bluish color of the skin?
The physical examination will include monitoring the vital signs and listening to the lungs.
Diagnostic tests that may be performed include:
After seeing your health care provider:
You may want to add a diagnosis related to stridor to your personal medical record.
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• Definition
• Overview & Considerations
• Common Causes
• Home Care & Treatment
• Call your Health Care Provider if
• What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office
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• Cancer - Throat or Larynx
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• Laryngitis
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Tests & Exams
• Bronchoscopy
• Chest X-Ray
• Laryngoscopy
• Thoracic CT
Other Topics
• Allergic Reactions
• Foreign Object Aspiration or Ingestion
• Heimlich Maneuver
• Intercostal Retractions
• Nasal Flaring
• Physical Examination
• Skin Discoloration - Bluish
• Vital Signs
• Wheezing
Review Date : 11/10/2003
Reviewed By : John Goldenring, M.D., MPH, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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