An acute upper airway obstruction (UAO) is a blockage that occurs in your upper airway. The upper airway of your respiratory system consists of the trachea, larynx or voice box, and throat. A blockage ...

A 45-year-old woman presents with long-standing exertional dyspnea, wheezing, and intermittent dry cough, which has been ongoing for over the past 10 years.

A 956-g, 27-week gestation infant was treated for RDS, PDA, and hypotension. She was extubated on hospital day 34 and placed on an oxygen cannula (OC). After 15 days, the infant was noted to be in ...

SuperNO2VA (Vyaire Medical) is a nasal positive airway pressure device designed to prevent and relieve upper airway obstruction. It is for use in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea throughout deep ...

A 36-year-old woman with a six-month history of worsening shortness of breath was admitted to hospital for investigation. She had received a diagnosis of bronchial asthma six months earlier, for which ...

WHEN patients have severe airway obstruction or swallowing difficulties, as may occur with bulbar poliomyelitis, the insertion of a tracheostomy tube may be required to ensure a clear airway, to ...

Snoring can be caused by several different factors and can sometimes be due or lead to sleep apnea, a condition that causes a person to temporarily stop breathing while they sleep. Men are more likely ...