Eliminating Artificial Airway Divisions Enhances Patient Outcomes

In medical school, there are artificial divisions drawn between the upper airway —nose, paranasal sinuses, pharynx, and larynx, and the lower airway—trachea, bronchi, and lungs. Material relating to these organ systems is taught in individual silos of otolaryngology and pulmonology. This separation continues on in the way medicine is practiced. However, patients experience d isease that affects both upper and lower airways, and it behooves the astute clinician to understand the airway as a unified phenomenon.
Source: Otolaryngologic clinics of North America - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: Foreword Source Type: research