Related Experiment Videos
[Respiratory insufficiency caused by a vocal cord polyp. An accidental finding during respiratory function tests]
K M Larsen1, R J Laursen, J J Jensen
1Herning Centralsygehus, klinisk fysiologisk og nuklearmedicinsk afdeling.
Ugeskrift for Laeger
|November 6, 1995
Abstract:
We present a case in which a 58-year-old woman was admitted for spirometry due to progressive dyspnoea. She had a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treated for more than 20 years. The flow-volume loop indicated an upper airway obstruction. An otolaryngologic examination revealed a vocal cord polyp. It was excised and the patient's dyspnoea was relieved. The following spirometry indicated that the upper airway obstruction had been removed. The aim of this case report is to demonstrate that the flow-volume loop is a useful method in diagnosing and quantifying upper airway obstructions.