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1. Laryngeal edema: perioperative nursing considerations. (Best Practice).(advice on nursing for postoperative laryngeal edema)
Postoperative laryngeal edema is a relatively rare yet serious...of the incidence of postoperative laryngeal edema vary from 2% to 15%, with one investigation...of those patients experiencing laryngeal edema developed symptoms within 8 hours...
April 1, 2003; MedSurg Nursing

2. Treatment of exercise-induced urticaria and anaphylaxis.(Tips from Other Journals)
...with warmth and flushing to life-threatening laryngeal edema and vascular collapse. The presence of increased...Bronchospasm Exercise-induced anaphylaxis Laryngeal edema Food-dependent Laryngeal edema exercise-induced anaphylaxis Variant Laryngeal...
May 1, 1997; American Family Physician

3. Prevention of airway complications in thyroplasty patients requiring endotracheal intubation
...prone to develop postoperative laryngeal edema and prosthesis extrusion. This...risk for the development of laryngeal edema. Traumatic intubation could...perioperative steroids to prevent laryngeal edema. We specifically addressed the...
August 1, 1999; The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology

4. EPISODIC MACROGLOSSIA AS THE SOLE MANIFESTATION OF ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR-INDUCED ANGIOEDEMA
...inhibitor. No associated facial, labial, pharyngeal, or laryngeal edema was noted. Aggressive treatment with epinephrine...tongue with no evidence of pharyngeal, epiglottic, or laryngeal edema. The patient was transferred to a respiratory intensive...
March 1, 2004; The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology

5. Laryngopharyngeal sensory deficits in patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux and dysphagia
...laryngopharyngeal sensory level, posterior laryngeal edema, and LPR were assessed. We defined...follow-up, with improvement in laryngeal edema in 14 of the 21 (67%) who had...follow-up, with improvement in laryngeal edema in none of the 11 and improvement...
November 1, 2000; The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology

6. Immunotherapy in children with allergy to insect stings. (Tips from Other Journals)
...insects cause about 50 deaths annually. In persons with an immediate, life-threatening systemic reaction, such as laryngeal edema, asthma or anaphylactic shock, immunotherapy is 97 percent effective in reducing the risk of subsequent systemic...
May 1, 1991; American Family Physician

7. Hereditary angioedema: Report of a case.
...airway obstruction caused by laryngeal edema is rare and potentially fatal...involved varying degrees of laryngeal edema. The patient's grandfather...experience recurrent attacks of laryngeal edema. [2] Danazol (50 to 600 mg/day...
May 1, 2001; Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

8. Hereditary angioedema: a case study.(Case study)(Clinical report)
...tissue trauma. The symptoms of an attack range from abdominal discomfort to a swelling of the upper extremities to a laryngeal edema that can lead to severe airway obstruction. Therapy for HAE can be divided into three distinct phases: treatment...
October 1, 2007; Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

9. Use of the endoscopic microdebrider in the management of airway obstruction from laryngotracheal carcinoma
...a coagulopathy. Two of the patients later required tracheotomy during radiotherapy secondary to radiation-induced laryngeal edema. Both were safely managed without acute airway compromise. Laryngeal debridement provided up to 3 months of stable...
January 1, 2003; The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology

10. Rhabdomyolysis due to hair dye poisoning: An emerging threat
...sulphate and resorcinol. Ingestion of 100 ml of the dye on suicidal intent can lead to severe complications like laryngeal edema, acute renal failure (ARF) and rhabdomyolysis. We present two cases of hair dye ingestion who presented to our department...
October 1, 2007; Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine