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06 / Otolaryngology, Head & Neck · advanced

Stridor in the recovery bay

  1. ED
  2. Investigations
  3. Pre-Op
  4. OR
  5. Ward
  6. Debrief

Reading the stridor

He has biphasic stridor at rest, is using accessory muscles, and can only speak in short phrases. His saturation is 96 percent on air and he is sitting bolt upright.

Open in 3D: the larynx and trachea

How should the normal oxygen saturation be interpreted?

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