Acute neck swelling: A diagnostic dilemma in a regional hospital |
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| Authors: | Alan Pedersen |
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| Affiliation: | Rural Clinical School, University of Newcastle, Taree, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Abstract: | This case study describes an incident of acute neck swelling in a patient presenting to the ED of a regional hospital after hours. Maintaining and securing her airway proved to be challenging, as did arriving at the correct cause of her airway obstruction and neck swelling. |
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| Keywords: | airway denture obstruction perforation pharyngeal |
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