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Chapter 101 - Part D: Diagnosing the Airway Problem: Evaluating the Larynx.
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In this BoardsCast episode, we continue Tobias Chapter 101 — Larynx by deleting the most common diagnostic mistake in upper airway medicine:
You cannot diagnose the airway by listening to it.
Stridor is an alarm, not a diagnosis. The sound tells you there’s a restriction somewhere, but it cannot tell you what is mechanically failing. This episode rebuilds laryngeal evaluation into the only board-safe framework:
Laryngeal disease is diagnosed by watching the gate move.
You’ll learn:
- Why noise is not anatomy (sound ≠ structure)
- The single question that matters: do the arytenoids abduct on inspiration?
- Why the exam must be done under light anesthesia with spontaneous breathing
- The biggest trap: too deep anesthesia can make a normal larynx look paralyzed (false positive)
- How paradoxical motion fools people (movement ≠ function; vacuum can “flap” a paralyzed larynx)
- When to use doxapram to force a clear answer — and why you must be ready to intubate
Key takeaway: don’t diagnose from the hallway. Diagnose by visualizing the gate.
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