Flashing may refer to:

Technology
Firmware#Flashing, overwriting an EEPROM module in a device
BIOS flashing, overwriting a BIOS image
Flashing (cinematography), a technique that desaturates the color so that one sees more in shadowed areas
Flashing (weatherproofing), construction material used to prevent the passage of water around objects
Flash evaporation, causing evaporation by lowering a fluids pressure below its vapour pressure
Flashing light, such as a light bulb or computers cursor
Flash (manufacturing), excess material attached to a moulded product which must usually be removed

Other
Flashing (horse)
Flashing, a 1981 album by Himiko Kikuchi
Exhibitionism, sexual body exposure
Indecent exposure, inappropriate public nudity
Headlight flashing, to alert other drivers
Facing (retail), moving shelved products to the front

See also
Flash (disambiguation)
RPA can also be linked to young children who do not have adequate dental care or brush their teeth properly. Diagnosis
A computed tomography (CT) scan is the definitive diagnostic imaging test.X-ray of the neck often (80% of the time) shows swelling of the retropharyngeal space in affected individuals. If the retropharyngeal space is more than half of the size of the C2 vertebra, it may indicate retropharyngeal abscess. Treatment
RPAs frequently require surgical intervention. A tonsillectomy approach is typically used to access/drain the abscess, and the outcome is usually positive. Surgery in adults may be done without general anesthesia because there is a risk of abscess rupture during tracheal intubation. This could result in pus from the abscess aspirated into the lungs. In complex cases, an emergency tracheotomy may be required to prevent upper airway obstruction caused by edema in the neck.High-dose intravenous antibiotics are required in order to control the infection and reduce the size of the abscess prior to surgery. Chronic retropharyngeal abscess is usually secondary to tuberculosis and the patient needs to be started on anti-tubercular therapy as soon as possible. References


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