Asphyxia is a condition in which the patient suffers from difficulty in breathing, and the causes can be of simultaneous cardiac and pulmonary origin or non-cardiac and non-pulmonary. The patient's medical history and physical examination are very important. Tests that may be performed include, for example, chest x-rays, electrocardiograms, and blood tests. For smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), additional tests to monitor lung function may be helpful.
If a patient complains more of pleuritic pain, pleural effusion, pericarditis, infection, rheumatic disease, or chest wall pain may be considered. It is important to rule out life-threatening conditions such as angina, especially after reviewing the patient's age and risk factors and checking for additional symptoms and signs such as chest pain, excessive sweating, or palpitations. In addition, tachypnea, palpitations, cyanosis, fainting, and low blood pressure may be symptoms associated with dyspnea, which can diagnose life-threatening pulmonary embolism.
Among other reasons, the boy may suffer from foreign body aspiration or asthma. A fever raises the possibility of pneumonia.
It should be noted that choking can be caused by anxiety and phobia. Therefore, treatment lies in targeting the cause and depending on what the patient is suffering from, can range from easy management of the condition to taking medication for severe cases that worsen rapidly.
