RT Book, Section
A1 MacQuarrie, Kirk J.
A1 Kirkpatrick, David
A2 Hung, Orlando
A2 Murphy, Michael F.
SR Print(0)
ID 55869812
T1 Chapter 26. Airway Management in a Patient with Ludwig's Angina
T2 Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway, 2e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162344-5
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55869812
RD 2024/04/23
AB A  32-year-old  man  (Figure  26-1)  presented  to  the  emergency  department  with  dysphagia,  dysphonia,  and  dyspnea.  Further  inquiry  revealed  a  1-week  history  of  right-sided  jaw  pain.  This  was  initially  treated  with  oral  antibiotics  and  analgesics  by  his  family  doctor  while  awaiting  an  appointment  with  his  dentist.  He  saw  his  dentist  the  previous  day  and  had  an  abscessed  molar  tooth  extracted  from  his  right  mandible.  Unfortunately,  his  pain  continued  and  he  developed  swelling  and  fever,  prompting  him  to  present  to  the  emergency  department.  His  past  medical  history  was  unremarkable,  and  aside  from  his  remaining  prescription  of  the  penicillin  and  hydromorphone,  he  was  on  no  medications.  He  had  no  known  allergies.