Upper respiratory tract infections account for millions of visits to family physicians each year
in the United States. Although warranted in some cases, antibiotics are greatly overused …

The neck is a complex, enclosed structure best assessed by palpation. Anterior landmarks
include the cricoid cartilage in adults and the hyoid bone in children. Laterally, the neck is …

Patients often present to the emergency department with a wide variety of nontraumatic
infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic conditions of the head and neck. Because the use of …

Aims: To describe the incidence trends, clinical presentation, management and outcome of
acute epiglottitis in a Danish population after the introduction of Haemophilus influenzae …

Introduction Prior to implementation of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)-conjugate
vaccination programs in the 1990s, Hib was the commonest cause of bacterial meningitis in …

Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: To review the demographics, presentation, interventions,
and outcomes of acute supraglottitis in the post–Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) …

Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: To study national trends, variances, and outcomes in
patients admitted with epiglottitis in the United States. We hypothesize that the incidence of …

Background The pathophysiological mechanisms which contribute to an increased risk of
community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) in patients using proton pump inhibitors are not well …

Acute airway obstruction is much more common in infants and children than in adults
because of their unique anatomic and physiologic features. Even in young patients with …

Objectives/Hypothesis The aim of the study was to evaluate the factors associated with the
development of severe epiglottitis in adults to provide information for physicians to make …