Diseases

Airway Obstruction

Any hindrance to the passage of air into and out of the lungs.

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Abstract

Any hindrance to the passage of air into and out of the lungs.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Airway Obstructions
  • Obstruction, Airway
  • Obstructions, Airway
  • Choking

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

acute; chronic airway obstruction = PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; NASAL OBSTRUCTION is also available

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History Note

72(71)

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Previous Indexing

  • Respiratory Tract Diseases (1966-1970)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Airway Obstruction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000402. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000402
  2. Airway Obstruction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airway_obstruction
  3. Airway Obstruction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4330029