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All that wheezes is not asthma
Author(s) -
LloydThomas A. R.,
Bush G. H.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1986.tb13177.x
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , inhalation , presentation (obstetrics) , asthma attack , foreign body , intensive care medicine , respiratory system , anesthesia , surgery
Summary A case is presented in which the inhalation of a foreign body caused a respiratory arrest and was subsequently diagnosed and treated as an attack of acute asthma. The presentation, diagnosis. investigation and treutment of this condition is discussed and a review of the literature is presented.