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Laryngospasm

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la·ryn·go·spasm (l-rngg-spzm)
n.
Spasmodic closure of the larynx.

Laryngospasm
Spasmodic closure of the larynx.

laryngospasm (lring´gōspazm),
n the spasmodic closure of the larynx, sometimes noted during the induction phase of general anesthesia or during the recovery period.

laryngospasm
spasmodic closure of the larynx.

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A diagnosis of paradoxical vocal fold motion disorder (PVFM) with laryngospasm was suspected.
On the third hospital day, he had respiratory arrest; during orotracheal intubation, acute laryngospasm with copious amounts of salivation occurred.
[64] Nasotracheal suctioning may result in apnea, laryngospasm, bronchospasm, and severe cardiac arrythmias.
 
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