TY - JOUR
T1 - The blue baby
T2 - An infant presenting with severe respiratory distress
AU - Soung, Jane
AU - Ramgopal, Sriram
AU - McAninch, Brett
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 by the American Academy of Pediatrics. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - Although the classic triad of foreign body aspiration includes choking, asymmetrical breath sounds, and wheezing, this is not seen in all patients. Two-view radiographs including anteroposterior chest and lateral neck/chest views are the best first-line test. However, radiographs can be normal in 30%to 50%of airway foreign bodies. Bronchoscopy is the definitive treatment for airway foreign bodies and should be performed if index of suspicion is high, even if imaging is negative.
AB - Although the classic triad of foreign body aspiration includes choking, asymmetrical breath sounds, and wheezing, this is not seen in all patients. Two-view radiographs including anteroposterior chest and lateral neck/chest views are the best first-line test. However, radiographs can be normal in 30%to 50%of airway foreign bodies. Bronchoscopy is the definitive treatment for airway foreign bodies and should be performed if index of suspicion is high, even if imaging is negative.
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U2 - 10.1542/pir.2017-0324
DO - 10.1542/pir.2017-0324
M3 - Article
C2 - 31575810
AN - SCOPUS:85072848211
SN - 0191-9601
VL - 40
SP - E35-E38
JO - Pediatrics in review
JF - Pediatrics in review
IS - 10
ER -