croup
croup
croup
False. Croup is an acute respiratory syndrome in children and infants characterized by obstruction of the larynx, hoarseness, and a barking cough.
False. Croup is not classified as an acute respiratory syndrome; rather, it is a condition characterized by inflammation of the upper airways, leading to a distinctive barking cough, stridor, and difficulty breathing. It primarily affects young children and is often caused by viral infections. Acute respiratory syndromes encompass a broader range of respiratory illnesses, which can include conditions like pneumonia and bronchiolitis.
Tongue
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.
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
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)
This results in intercostal and sternal recession in small children with airway obstruction.
Children suffer respiratory emergencies that develop into cardiac emergencies.
For example, children living with smokers are twice as likely to have respiratory problems as children living with nonsmokers.
Marvin D. Lough has written: 'Handbook of respiratory care' -- subject(s): Handbooks, Handbooks, manuals, Respiratory therapy 'Pediatric respiratory therapy' -- subject(s): In infancy and childhood, Pediatric respiratory diseases, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Respiratory therapy for children, Therapy