Dyspnea with 'wheezing' in a 75-year-old female

This case demonstrates the importance of including upper airway obstruction in the differential diagnosis of 'asthma'. Clues to the diagnosis can be obtained from the physical examination, inspiratory and expiratory flow volume curve studies and radiologic studies. The definitive treatment...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of allergy, asthma, & immunology asthma, & immunology, 1998-10, Vol.81 (4), p.309-314
Hauptverfasser:	VOLCHECK, G. W, VAN DELLEN, R. G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Airway Obstruction - diagnosis Asthma - diagnosis Biological and medical sciences Diagnosis, Differential Disease Progression Dyspnea - complications Dyspnea - physiopathology Female Humans Lung Volume Measurements Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - diagnosis Medical sciences Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory Sounds - physiopathology Tumors Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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Zusammenfassung:	This case demonstrates the importance of including upper airway obstruction in the differential diagnosis of 'asthma'. Clues to the diagnosis can be obtained from the physical examination, inspiratory and expiratory flow volume curve studies and radiologic studies. The definitive treatment is determined by the underlying etiology and the extent of the upper airway obstruction.
ISSN:	1081-1206 1534-4436