Throat Foreign Body sensation
- 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, hypopharynx, lymph nodes and chest in all
- Lateral neck x-rays are rarely indicated in patients presenting with a ? fish bone impacted in pharynx [BestBets].
