Talk:Foreign body aspiration

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 19 November 2018 and 14 December 2018. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Atl201 (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Smithdu92.

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 19 October 2020 and 13 November 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Logan6465 (article contribs).

Fall 2018 Work Plan

I will be editing this article over the next month as part of a course for my medical school curriculum.

This article has much room for improvement considering there is limited information on this page thus far. I will work on the lead section to make sure this information is factual and informative to give the reader an overview about foreign body aspiration. My next starting point will be to create headings for different sections of the article such as Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Epidemiology, Complications, etc. I will start my search by looking for sources from reputable, published medical literature. The nature of this topic inherently involves special populations, so I will also focus on including information about children and the elderly while also providing information about foreign body aspiration in the healthy adult patient as well. I plan to add information about the anatomy of the human airway to provide a greater understanding to readers about foreign body aspiration and where it can occur in the human body. I can add images to this section to help the reader visualize the anatomy of the airway. I will also discuss the pathophysiology between a foreign object and the airway that leads to choking. In the signs and symptoms section of this article I will distinguish between the types of foreign body aspiration, and the signs and symptoms that distinguish the need for emergent intervention vs. less urgent cases. I will also discuss things that can mimic foreign body aspiration in patients.

I plan to expand upon the Causes section and talk about the most common things that cause foreign body aspiration in different age groups. This will include the most commonly aspirated objects for different demographics, as well as different factors that can lead to an increased risk of foreign body aspiration in a patient. I will add a section regarding diagnosis of foreign body aspiration. This will include physical exam techniques and imaging modalities that are best used for identifying a foreign body. I will include pictures of common imaging modalities used for this topic. I will also provide examples of imaging findings suggestive of foreign body aspiration. I will include supportive measures for patients presenting with this complaint, and the differences between managing this problem in the outpatient setting vs within a hospital setting.
I will discuss prevention of foreign body aspiration, and also focus on safety measures for vulnerable populations. I will expand upon the existing Treatment section and how treatment differs for adults, children, and the elderly. I will also add a section about possible complications of foreign body aspiration. Within this section I will discuss the varying severity of foreign body aspiration. I will provide information regarding the outcomes related to this issue for different populations. I will also add information about follow-up treatment following foreign body aspiration.

Throughout these sections I will focus on how each topic relates to the different populations of patients I have mentioned. These are important factors when discussing preventative measures, outcomes, and treatment. I will do my best to use high quality, secondary sources about foreign body aspiration to contribute to this article. My search for sources will be primarily done through Access Medicine and Clinical Key. There is much literature regarding foreign body aspiration in adults and in pediatrics, so I hope to combine the existing knowledge in a clear and concise way in this article. I will embed links to other Wikipedia articles to direct readers who desire to learn more about a topic I discuss on this page. I will also do my best to avoid medical jargon and use plain language to best present this information to the general public.
References:
Pediatric Foreign Body Aspiration. Joshua D. Rovin, Bradley M. Rodgers. Pediatrics in Review Mar 2000, 21 (3) 86-90; DOI: 10.1542/pir.21-3-86
Bain, Alexandra et al. “Foreign-body aspiration in the adult: presentation and management” Canadian respiratory journal vol. 20,6 (2013): e98-9.

Atl201 (talk) 20:11, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

Peer Review

The article is very clear and concise. I think you did a wonderful job avoiding jargon where possible. I like how you used ample hyperlinks even for things that might seem simple. It allows different types of reader to understand the article even if they don’t have medical knowledge. This was especially of use in your diagnosis and treatment sections. I think it would be easy to get overly scientific in these sections. I felt that everything in the article was relevant to the topic and nothing really distracted me. One thing that I thought might be of use is arrows on the X-ray images. I feel people in the general public may get more out of those with something clearly identifying what the image is trying to display. Its minor and I know it can be difficult with the image restrictions Wikipedia has.

The article presents the information without expressing any opinions or trying to convince the reader of anything. There is nothing can be viewed as nonfactual or biased.

I liked how you cited after just about every sentence. I think this removes any doubt about the origin of any information within the article. All of the sources are recent and reliable. I believe most of these sources are not publically available but I believe that is to be expected with this type of topic.

One thought I had was if some info about the complications of some of the treatments options, such as rigid bronchoscopy, should be included. It may not be 100% relatable, and is probably in the hyperlink but was one of the things I found myself wondering about. Additionally, you might consider adding a hyperlink for the bilateral decubitus x-ray if one is available.

Overall, I thought the organization makes sense and your edits were well done.Smithdu92 (talk) 04:02, 10 December 2018 (UTC)