Resp. Hx/Assessments in Children

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Differences in a Child’s Upper Airway

  • Smaller nares & oral cavity

  • Larger tongue & tonsils

  • Neonates are obligatory nose breathers

    • Have an irregular breathing pattern

    • Diaphragm is the major muscle of breathing

  • Long floppy epiglottis

  • Flexible larynx

    • Higher in the neck

    • Risk for aspiration & spasm

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Differences in the Eustachian Tube

  • Shorter & more horizontal

  • Fluid goes from nasopharynx to ears easier in young children

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