Acute Epiglottitis - signs and symptoms, causes, pathophysiology, treatment

Armando Hasudungan
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Published 2019-09-17
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"The epiglottis is an important structure that helps to cover the airways during swallowing so that food does not enter the lungs. Epiglottitis is inflammation of the epiglottis and the surrounding structures typically by a bacteria. Epiglottitis is a life-threatening infection, it progresses rapidly causing profound swelling of the upper airways which can lead to asphyxia and respiratory arrest."

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All Comments (21)
  • @mrssmurf55
    My daughter got this when she was about nine months old she just looked like she had a cold she wasn't crying but something intuitively told me something was wrong she began to lose consciousness and I had to take her to the hospital because a doctor's clinic refused to see her because we were not registered. I had to find my own way to the hospital, in the hospital the doctors pinned me as an over-anxious mother and just gave her baby Capol they assumed her being unconscious was her sleeping, no one would listen to me. It wasn't till her arm swelled up and the side of her face turned a pink colour that any notice was taken they then took her oxygen levels they were so low that they did not believe the machines and used 3 different ones she was on the brink of death. My point in telling this story is that many doctors and nurses assume a child would have been blue or have a have blue-tinged lips but that was not the case for my daughter and has not been throughout her life with breathing issues, please if you are in the medical profession keep this in mind that some people with breathing issues can present with a blush colour as if feverish please don't take chances with young babies test their oxygen levels as even when she was put on oxygen when she fell asleep the machine would beep due to low oxygen please listen to parents they know what is normal for their child yes there will be the odd over anxious parent but they are very few and far between!
  • @ryancatania2658
    I work emergency room. This video was so well done!! excellent job
  • @LungSleep
    Fantastic pictorial, thank you. Upper airway obstruction and strider are very scary and require emergency attention. Well done explaining this so well
  • @DouglasEKnappMSAOM
    Very nice video. I watch them because I studied medicine 30 years ago but have forgotten lots. It would be very helpful to have the rarer medical words defined as you explained. Thanks.
  • @blakman1982
    I just got out of the hospital with this condition. It's no joke. My throat closed up in a matter of 2 days and I had no idea. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, please go to the ER immediately, because it could mean your life
  • @lavanyagubare-2822
    Thank you so much... ❤ You have been my inspiration for years and will always be...
  • @drtsahasaha9867
    Just excellent.so well executed and simply explained..thanks a lot
  • @janemckay8705
    Excellent video - easily understandable even for me as a patient.
  • @MedSurvival
    Symptoms of epiglottitis are usually rapid in onset and include trouble swallowing which can result in drooling, changes to the voice, fever, and an increased breathing rate. Thank you for explaining it in detail.
  • @07paww
    Can't thank you enough for this video.
  • @hammerradiology1470
    I once saw a video of an emergency medicine doctor who overlooked the diagnosis of epiglottitis and the patient died. He was crying on stage... These mistakes must be really tough on everyone. Thank you for your awesome presentation!