Involuntary contraction of the vocal folds restricting inhalation
"Laryngospasms" redirects here. For the parody group, see The Laryngospasms.
Medical condition
Laryngospasm
Specialty
ENT surgery
Laryngospasm is an uncontrolled or involuntary muscular contraction (spasm) of the vocal folds.[1] It may be triggered when the vocal cords or the area of the trachea below the vocal folds detects the entry of water, mucus, blood, or other substance. It may be associated with stridor or retractions.
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Laryngospasm is an uncontrolled or involuntary muscular contraction (spasm) of the vocal folds. It may be triggered when the vocal cords or the area of...
The Laryngospasms are an American medical parody group composed of four Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). The group performs regularly...
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in patients without a protected airway. Other complications include laryngospasm, hypoxia, bradycardia, epistaxis, hyponatremia, hypochloremia, water...
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respiratory difficulty (stridor and dyspnea resulting from laryngeal edema, laryngospasm, or bronchospasm). Monitoring continues until the effects of sedative...
5–15% of the patients; pretreatment with propofol mitigates it as well. Laryngospasm occurs only rarely with ketamine. Ketamine, generally, stimulates breathing;...
anesthetics are irritating to the airway, perhaps leading to coughing, laryngospasm and overall difficult inductions. If induction needs to be conducted...
experience laryngospasm, in which the vocal cords constrict, sealing the airway. This prevents water from entering the lungs. Because of this laryngospasm, in...
the airway, tracheal intubation, drug side effect, allergic reaction); laryngospasm (from aspiration, GERD, or complication of anesthesia) subglottic hemangioma...
patients with pre-existing lung pathology, it may precipitate coughing and laryngospasm. It reduces the ventilatory response to hypoxia and hypercapnia, and...
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obstruction in the upper airway, most commonly happens as a result of laryngospasm in adults. This negative pressure in the chest ruptures capillaries and...
fluid can cool rapidly to −20 °C (−4 °F) by expansion, causing prolonged laryngospasm. "Sudden sniffer's death" syndrome, first described by Bass in 1970,...
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