children have smaller ---- which is easily occluded during infection correct answer: nasopharynx
--- and --- are sources of infection which can grow until the child is 12 y/o correct answer: tonsils and adenoids
children have smaller oral cavities in comparison to --- --- correct answer: l...
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children have smaller ---- which is easily occluded during infection correct answer: nasopharynx
--- and --- are sources of infection which can grow until the child
is 12 y/o correct answer: tonsils and adenoids
children have smaller oral cavities in comparison to --- --- correct answer: larger tongue
MAJOR sign of respiratory failure correct answer: *GRUNTING*
--- is a sign of chronic hypoxemia, which may be seen in children with conditions like CF correct answer: clubbing
what type of pain is important to assess with respiratory disorders? correct answer: belly pain & chest pain (diaphragm is the primary muscle to breathe in younger children; pain r/t ingesting mucus or accessory muscle use)
an abnormal finding during a respiratory assessment is --- around the mouth correct answer: cyanosis
4 cardinal signs of respiratory distress correct answer: 1. restlessness 2. tachycardia
3. tachypnea
4. diaphoresis
5 compensatory mechanisms for respiratory distress correct answer: 1. grunting
2. retractions
3. head bobbing
4. nasal flaring
5. hyperextension of head and neck
grunting is a compensatory mechanism used to... correct answer:
keep alveoli open
retractions are a compensatory mechanism used to... correct answer: assist with ventilation
head bobbing is a compensatory mechanism used to... correct answer: assist with ventilation
nasal flaring is a compensatory mechanism used to... correct answer: increase diameter of air passages
hyperextension of the head and neck is a compensatory mechanism used to... correct answer: open the airway
--- --- in children is a sign of resp distress when it is in combination with high HR, RR and diaphoresis correct answer: Behavior changes Use of the sternocleidomastoid muscles to assist with ventilation
correct answer: head bobbing
A physiologic attempt to increase the diameter of the air passages to decrease airway resistance and allow more air in correct answer: nasal flaring
A compensatory response to prevent end-expiratory alveolar collapse; helps keep alveoli open at the end of expiration correct
answer: grunting
A form of accessory muscle use
Child positions self in an attempt to open the airway. correct answer: hyperextension of head and neck
The chest wall is less compliant in children; the use of accessory
muscles (chest and neck) is an attempt to assist with ventilation. correct answer: retractions
which retractions indicate mild distress? correct answer: subcostal, substernal
which retractions indicate moderate distress? correct answer: intercostal, supraclavicular
which retractions indicate severe distress? correct answer: suprasternal, sternal
Accumulation of secretions (coarse crackles or rhonchi), obstructed airways (wheezing), accumulation of fluid, as in
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