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==Laboratory Findings==
==Laboratory Findings==


Laboratory investigation in the diagnosis of [[epiglottitis]] may include:<ref name="pmid15983574">{{cite journal| author=Nickas BJ| title=A 60-year-old man with stridor, drooling, and "tripoding" following a nasal polypectomy. | journal=J Emerg Nurs | year= 2005 | volume= 31 | issue= 3 | pages= 234-5; quiz 321 | pmid=15983574 | doi=10.1016/j.jen.2004.10.015 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15983574  }}</ref>  
Laboratory investigation in the diagnosis of [[epiglottitis]] may include:<ref name="pmid15983574">{{cite journal| author=Nickas BJ| title=A 60-year-old man with stridor, drooling, and "tripoding" following a nasal polypectomy. | journal=J Emerg Nurs | year= 2005 | volume= 31 | issue= 3 | pages= 234-5; quiz 321 | pmid=15983574 | doi=10.1016/j.jen.2004.10.015 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15983574 }}</ref><ref name="pmid27821835">{{cite journal| author=Rohrbach MR, Shabani S, Wieland A| title=Airway Obstruction Secondary to Emphysematous Epiglottitis: A Case Report. | journal=Am J Case Rep | year= 2016 | volume= 17 | issue=  | pages= 834-836 | pmid=27821835 | doi= | pmc=5102242 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27821835 }} </ref>  
*[[Blood culture]]  
*[[Blood culture]]  
*[[Throat culture]] in an intubated patient-- may show [[H. influenzae]] or other [[bacteria]]
*[[Throat culture]] in an intubated patient may show [[H. influenzae]] or other [[bacteria]]
*[[Complete blood count]] ([[CBC]])  with differential-- may show a high number of [[white blood cells]]
*[[Complete blood count]] ([[CBC]])  with differential may be remarkable for a leukocytosis  with neutrophilia
*[[Arterial blood gases]]
*[[Arterial blood gases]] may show respiratory acidosis


==References==
==References==

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Laboratory Findings

Laboratory investigation in the diagnosis of epiglottitis may include:[1][2]

References

  1. Nickas BJ (2005). "A 60-year-old man with stridor, drooling, and "tripoding" following a nasal polypectomy". J Emerg Nurs. 31 (3): 234–5, quiz 321. doi:10.1016/j.jen.2004.10.015. PMID 15983574.
  2. Rohrbach MR, Shabani S, Wieland A (2016). "Airway Obstruction Secondary to Emphysematous Epiglottitis: A Case Report". Am J Case Rep. 17: 834–836. PMC 5102242. PMID 27821835.