PSL301H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Human Nose, Cyanosis, Shallow Breathing
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Lecture 1 the respiratory system and breathing. Clinical focus: infant respiratory distress syndrome v infant respiratory distress syndrome (irds), also called. Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome: definition: irds is a syndrome in premature infants caused by developmental insufficiency of surfactant production and structural immaturity of the lungs, symptoms: Bluish colour of the skin and mucus membranes (cyanosis) Brief stop in breathing (apnea), rapid breathing, shallow breathing, and shortness of breath and grunting sounds while breathing v infant respiratory distress syndrome (irds) or neonatal. Respiratory distress syndrome is a syndrome of premature infants surfactant production caused developmentally insufficient: these babies don"t produce surfactant v symptoms include, bluish colour of the skin and mucus membranes. Due to lack of oxygen circulating the body: grunting and nasal flaring. Laborious breathing: brief stops in breathing. Apnea: rapid breathing, shallow breathing, shortness of breath, grunting sounds while breathing v major pathological features, surfactant deficient lungs is characterized by collapsed air-spaces alternating with hyper-expanded areas v causes:
