Pediatric Respiratory Effort Score

Purpose: To determine the degree of respiratory effort by an infant using the score of Wainwright et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating an infant's respiratory effort?

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Intercostal recession

Subcostal recession

Substernal recession

Tracheal tub

Nasal flaring

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Total weighted score

Degree of respiratory effort

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Interpretation and Description

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Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
- Systemic Air Embolism in Neonate with Respiratory Distress Syndrome on a Ventilator
Criteria For Diagnosis
- Silverman Score (Silverman-Anderson Index) for Neonatal Respiratory Distress (RDS)
- Criteria for Respiratory Distress in Pediatric Patient with Pneumonia
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
- Scoring System of Wainwright et al for Respiratory Distress in Infants
- Silverman Score (Silverman-Anderson Index) for Neonatal Respiratory Distress (RDS)
Complications

Therapy

Selection
- Scoring System of Wainwright et al for Respiratory Distress in Infants

Specialty

Pulmonology
Pedatrics

Objective

severity
prognosis
stage

ICD-10

J21 - Acute bronchiolitis

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Purpose: To determine the degree of respiratory effort by an infant using the score of Wainwright et al.

Specialty: Pulmonology, Pedatrics

Objective: severity, prognosis, stage

ICD-10: J21,

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