MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Stridor usually indicates an obstruction or narrowing in the upper airway, outside of the chest cavity. “Stridor in infants, particularly without any associated illness, should always be checked out by a physician, ‘’ Walsh says. A number of conditions can block or narrow the upper airway and cause stridor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Laryngomalacia is the most common cause of inspiratory stridor in the neonatal period and early infancy and accounts for as many as 75% of all cases of stridor.