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| {{Epiglottitis}} | | {{Peritonsillar abscess}} |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| The bedside [[ultrasonography]] is a safe and noninvasive study that is very useful in evaluating a patient in the emergency department when [[acute]] [[epiglottitis]] is suspected. The alphabet "P" sign is formed by acoustic shadow of [[hyoid]] bone and swollen epiglottis at the level of [[thyrohyoid membrane]] in a longitudinal orientation.<ref name="pmid20674236">{{cite journal| author=Hung TY, Li S, Chen PS, Wu LT, Yang YJ, Tseng LM et al.| title=Bedside ultrasonography as a safe and effective tool to diagnose acute epiglottitis. | journal=Am J Emerg Med | year= 2011 | volume= 29 | issue= 3 | pages= 359.e1-3 | pmid=20674236 | doi=10.1016/j.ajem.2010.05.001 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20674236 }} </ref>
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| ==Ultrasound== | | ==CT scan== |
| The bedside [[ultrasonography]] is a safe and noninvasive study that is very useful in evaluating a patient in the emergency department when acute [[epiglottitis]] is suspected. The alphabet "P" sign is formed by acoustic shadow of [[hyoid]] bone and swollen epiglottis at the level of [[thyrohyoid membrane]] in a longitudinal orientation.<ref name="pmid20674236">{{cite journal| author=Hung TY, Li S, Chen PS, Wu LT, Yang YJ, Tseng LM et al.| title=Bedside ultrasonography as a safe and effective tool to diagnose acute epiglottitis. | journal=Am J Emerg Med | year= 2011 | volume= 29 | issue= 3 | pages= 359.e1-3 | pmid=20674236 | doi=10.1016/j.ajem.2010.05.001 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20674236 }} </ref>
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