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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
Causes | ===Common Causes=== | ||
*[[ACE inhibitors]] | |||
*[[Adenoid hypertrophy]] | |||
*[[Allergic reactions]] | |||
*[[Angioedema]] | |||
*[[Aortic Arch Anomalies]] | |||
*[[Aortic Dissection]] | |||
*[[Asthma]] | |||
*[[Atelectasis]] | |||
*[[Bacterial Infections]] | |||
*[[Bronchiectasis]] | |||
*[[Bronchiolitis obliterans]] | |||
*[[Chemical burns]] | |||
*[[Choking]] | |||
*[[Chronic airway obstruction]] | |||
*[[Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease]] | |||
*[[Community-acquired pneumonia]] | |||
*[[Conscious Sedation]] | |||
*[[Croup]] | |||
*[[Cystic fibrosis]] | |||
*[[Dysphagia]] | |||
*[[Empty nose syndrome]] | |||
*[[Epiglotitis]] | |||
*[[Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage]] | |||
*[[Foreign body]] | |||
*[[Gastric bypass surgery]] | |||
*[[Hanging]] | |||
*[[Hemangioma]] | |||
*[[Hospital-acquired pneumonia]] | |||
*[[Infectious mononucleosis]] | |||
*[[Interleukin 13]] | |||
*[[Kaposi's sarcoma]] | |||
*[[Laryngomalacia]] | |||
*[[Leukotriene]] | |||
*[[Levodopa]] | |||
*[[Lipid pneumonia]] | |||
*[[Obesity hypoventilation syndrome]] | |||
*[[Pallister-Hall syndrome]] | |||
*[[Penicillin]] | |||
*[[Peritonsillar abscesses]] | |||
*[[Pharyngeal flap surgery]] | |||
*[[Pierre Robin syndrome]] | |||
*[[Pneumonia]] | |||
*[[Pulmonary edema]] | |||
*[[Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis]] | |||
*[[Retropharyngeal abscesses]] | |||
*[[Rhinoplasty]] | |||
*[[Sedation]] | |||
*[[Shock (medical)]] | |||
*[[Smoke]] | |||
*[[Sodium thiopental]] | |||
*[[Subglottic stenosis]] | |||
*[[Superior Vena Cava Syndrome]] | |||
*[[Throat cancer]] | |||
*[[Thyroid cancer]] | |||
*[[Thyroid Carcinoma]] | |||
*[[Tonsillectomy]] | |||
*[[Traceomalachia]] | |||
*[[Tracheitis]] | |||
*[[Tracheotomy]] | |||
*[[Trauma]] | |||
*[[Turbinate]] | |||
*[[Upper airway obstruction]] | |||
*[[Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty]] | |||
*[[Viral Infections]] | |||
*[[Vocal cord problems]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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