EPISODE · May 25, 2017 · 15 MIN
Vocal Cord Dysfunction
from PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast · host Brad Sobolewski
Vocal cord dysfunction, AKA paradoxical vocal fold motion is more common than you might think. Patients often present to the Emergency Department in respiratory distress and “wheezing.” Learn about the diagnosis itself, different phenotypes and what treatment options are out there. References Christopher KL, Wood RP 2nd, Eckert RC, Blager FB, Raney RA, Souhrada JF. Vocal-cord dysfunction […]
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Vocal cord dysfunction, AKA paradoxical vocal fold motion is more common than you might think. Patients often present to the Emergency Department in respiratory distress and “wheezing.” Learn about the diagnosis itself, different phenotypes and what treatment options are out there.<br /> References<br /> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6406891">Christopher KL, Wood RP 2nd, Eckert RC, Blager FB, Raney RA, Souhrada JF. Vocal-cord dysfunction presenting as asthma. N Engl J Med.1983;308 :1566– 1570</a><br /> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16802766">Doshi D, Weinberger M. Long-term outcome of vocal cord dysfunction. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol.2006;96 :794– 799</a><br /> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17908773">Weinberger M, Abu-Hasan M. Pseudo-asthma: when cough, wheezing, and dyspnea are not asthma. Pediatrics. 2007 Oct;120(4):855-64.</a><br /> <br />
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