Can you give me some key differences between expiratory stridor and wheeze, please ? And clinically, do I necessarily need to differentiate them ? Thanks for your great lesson ❤❤❤
This is an excellent question, and it highlights an important gap in the research. I have not come across any studies that compare expiratory stridor and expiratory wheeze directly. However, most of the literature I have read on this topic provides practical advice to clinicians. The advice is that if a sound is similar to an expiratory wheeze but does not respond to treatment like one, then it's likely an expiratory stridor. In such cases, the clinician should look for a fixed intrathoracic airway obstruction.🙏
@@tariksebbah393 maybe its just me, but stridor definitely makes me feel anxious! When i think about stridor - two cases come to mind from my own practice. One case was anaphylaxis in the community and a second was in public setting in my own brother (foreign body aspiration). Both are fine and survived it but it’s definitely made me appreciate the sound and its gravity! I think for me it’s scary because i know how serious it can be . 🤷♂️
I got it, but the bright side in both cases is that you have been of a great help for the patients, what would they be by now if you were never there or didn't know how to manage the situation, from your experience I will pull my self together and watch the whole video again, maybe I will help someone someday, who knows @@TheLearnMedicineShow
