Anyone can swallow a foreign object. However, infants and toddlers have a natural curiosity and tendency to put things in their mouths, which puts them at a higher risk than adults. In many cases, the ...

A bronchoscopy is a medical device that lets doctors look into your lungs and airways. The procedure uses a thin tube with a small camera and light at the end. The doctor inserts it through your nose ...

Bronchoscopy is a procedure that allows your doctor to see inside the airways of your lungs. If a small piece of tissue is taken during the procedure, it’s called a transbronchial biopsy and is used ...

Smoke inhalation occurs when a person breathes in smoke particles. This typically happens when a person is stuck in an enclosed space with a fire. However, a person may also inhale smoke due to ...

A 14-month-old boy presents to the GP with a three-month history of recurrent croup and chest infection for which he had received antibiotics. On this occasion, there is a history of having choked ...

Inhalation injury has been recognized as an important clinical problem among fire victims since the disastrous 1942 Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire. 1 Despite the fact that we have had many years’ ...

Rigid bronchoscopy is a procedure that helps doctors diagnose and manage several conditions that affect the airways. It involves inserting a metal tube with a light and camera into a person’s throat ...

This study demonstrates that there is no benefit of inhaled short-acting ß-agonists prior to bronchoscopy in patients with COPD. The inhalation of salbutamol neither improved safety nor prevented ...

Inhalation injury remains a critical determinant of morbidity and mortality in patients with burn trauma. Characterised by damage to the airways and lung tissue caused by thermal, chemical, and ...