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An acute respiratory syndrome in children and infants characterized by obstruction of the larynx hoarseness and a barking cough is known as?
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∙ 13y ago
croup
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∙ 13y ago
Croup. It is usually caused by a viral infection that leads to swelling around the vocal cords and windpipe, resulting in difficulty breathing and the characteristic barking cough. Treatment may involve humidified air and, in severe cases, medications to reduce swelling and inflammation.
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Is an acute respiratory syndrome in children and infants characterized by the obstruction of the larynx hoarseness and a barking cough.?
croup
A acute respiratory syndrome in children and infants characterized by obstruction of the larynx hoarseness and a barking cough is known as?
croup
Is croup is an allergic reaction to airborne allergens?
False. Croup is an acute respiratory syndrome in children and infants characterized by obstruction of the larynx, hoarseness, and a barking cough.
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in children?
Tongue
What is respiratory syncytial virus infection?
a virus that can cause severe lower respiratory infections in children under the age of two, and milder upper respiratory infections in older children and adults.
What are the symptoms of respiratory syncytial virus infection?
In children under two, the virus causes a serious lower respiratory infection in the lungs. In older children and healthy adults, it causes a mild upper respiratory infection
What are the sign and symptoms of respiratory arrest?
complete shut down of the respiratory system. respiratory arrest is the ultimate result of prolonged respiratory failure. respiratory arrest usually results in cardiac arrest. (in children)
Use sternal in a sentence?
This results in intercostal and sternal recession in small children with airway obstruction.
Is a deficiency disease in children characterized by defective bone growth?
A deficiency disease in children will often be characterized by defective bone growth. This is a disease that results from lack of Vitamin D and calcium insufficiency.
How will you notify the children and adults of an emergency?
Children suffer respiratory emergencies that develop into cardiac emergencies.
Acute protein-energy malnutrition in children is characterized by?
low weight for height.
Are there facts about secondhand?
For example, children living with smokers are twice as likely to have respiratory problems as children living with nonsmokers.
