Throat Foreign Body sensation

Background

• These guidelines apply to adults
• Have a high index of suspicion in children (Hx difficult, may present with drooling / stridor / distress alone)
• Record Past Med Hx (especially, weight loss, strictures, smoking, alcohol, lymphadenopathy)
• Compete and document thorough examination of oropharynx, hypo-pharynx, lymph nodes and chest in all
• Lateral neck x-rays are rarely indicated in patients presenting with a ? fish bone impacted in pharynx [BestBets]