Respiratory Distress Flashcards
1
Q
List signs for resp distress
A
Tachypnoea >25
Nasal Flaring during breathing
Subcostal resection
Intercostal recection
Tracheal tug
Chest hyperinflation
Liver displaced inferiorly
Cyanosis or pallor
Use of accessory muscles (eg causing head bobbing)
Expiratory grunting: caused by closure of epiglottis in order to try to create positive airway during expiration.
Tachycardia
Feeding difficulties
2
Q
Whats a wheeze?
A
Turbulent whistling sound caused by turbulent air flow.
Lower airway narrowing sign. Usually due to inflammation.
Usually expiratory phase of respiration.
Causes of infant : viral induced wheeze, asthma, bronchiolitis, inhalation of a foreign body and cardiac failire.
3
Q
What is the N HR and RR in infants?
A
Age. RR. HR
Infant
