UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION

Course overview

UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION IS DEFINED AS OCCLUSION OR NARROWING OF THE AIRWAYS LEADING TO COMPROMISE IN VENTILATION. OBSTRUCTION CAN VARY FROM ACUTE TO CHRONIC, FROM CONGENITAL TO ACQUIRED, AND IN MANY CASES, CAN BE FATAL IF LEFT UNTREATED. THIS ACTIVITY EXAMINES THE ETIOLOGY, ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND PATIENT EDUCATION PERTAINING TO UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION.