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V Pujitha
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CONTENTS
01 DEFINATION
02 ETIOLOGY
03 NATURE OF FB
04 CLINICAL FEATURES
05 DIAGNOSIS
06 MANAGEMENT
Definition
Vegetable FB
Non-vegetable FB
Non irritating
Irritating
- Vegetable FB
- Swell up
Airway obstruction
Clinical Features
Initial period
choking, gagging & wheezing Lasts for a short time May be coughed out or lodge further down
Symptomless period
Later symptoms
- Pain in throat
- Change of voice
- Croupy cough
- Aphonia
- Dyspnoea
- Wheezing
Tracheal Symptoms
Right FB Left FB
History of FB 'ingestion'
Classical triad
- Wheezing, and
Fluoroscopy
• CT scan chest
Management
Laryngeal FB
- Heimlich's maneuver
- Rigid bronchoscopy