PEDIATRIC CARE GUIDE - NCC Pediatrics Residency

Signs and symptoms: tachypnea, retractions, nasal flaring, grunting, cyanosis, apnea, FTT, bradycardia See-saw respiration- because rib cage is so compliant in infants, diaphragmatic contractions can decrease rib cage volume during inspiration; this creates Thoracoabdominal asynchrony in which the ribs and sternum move inward while the ... ................
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