The Internet Book of Critical Care Podcast IBCC Episode 85 - Vocal Cord Dysfunction
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Vocal Cord Dysfunction Epidemiology
- Vocal cord dysfunction is often confused with asthma due to similar presentations.
- It mostly affects younger, sometimes female patients and can co-exist with asthma, complicating diagnosis.
Vocal Cord Dysfunction Clues
- Consider vocal cord dysfunction in patients with multiple rapid-onset breathlessness episodes labeled as asthma.
- If intubation resolves airway resistance quickly and easily, suspect vocal cord dysfunction, not typical asthma.
Auscultation Differentiates Conditions
- Listen over the neck for loud stridor in suspected vocal cord dysfunction.
- Use auscultation over lungs to differentiate from asthma, which produces expiratory wheezing, not loud neck sounds.