Acute cough in a 12 month old boy

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This case was developed by Nikytha Antony with the help of Dr. Bill Sevcik. Nikytha is a medical student at the University of Alberta. Dr. Sevcik is an Emergency Room Physician at the University of Alberta Hospital. 

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe a classic presentation of Foreign Body Aspiration
  • List the differential diagnosis of a child presenting with query foreign body aspiration
  • List the classic signs and symptoms of FB Aspiration elicited on history and physical examination
  • Recall the initial investigations that needs to be ordered
  • Describe the signs that are seen on imaging and rationalize why they occur
  • Convey the management of foreign body aspiration and prevention of future events.