https://emsenn.net/tags/illness/ Recent content in Illness on emsenn.net Hugo en Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0600 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/science/domains/medicine/domains/airway/texts/common-airway-illnesses-and-syndromes/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0600 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/science/domains/medicine/domains/airway/texts/common-airway-illnesses-and-syndromes/ <h2 id="upper-airway-dominant-patterns"><a href="#upper-airway-dominant-patterns" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section">¶</a>Upper-airway dominant patterns </h2> <h3 id="anaphylaxis"><a href="#anaphylaxis" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section">¶</a>Anaphylaxis </h3> <p>Rapid edema and bronchospasm can combine to threaten airway, breathing, and circulation. Early epinephrine plus airway support is central.</p> <h3 id="foreign-body-airway-obstruction"><a href="#foreign-body-airway-obstruction" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section">¶</a>Foreign-body airway obstruction </h3> <p>Acutely blocks airflow and can progress to complete obstruction. Immediate recognition and protocol-based response are time-critical.</p> <h3 id="epiglottitis-and-severe-supraglottic-infection"><a href="#epiglottitis-and-severe-supraglottic-infection" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section">¶</a>Epiglottitis and severe supraglottic infection </h3> <p>Can cause rapidly progressive upper-airway obstruction. Modern incidence changed after <em>H. influenzae</em> type b vaccination, but severe cases still occur and require urgent specialist management.</p>