Respiratory Distress
Clinical Features
*SaO2 is not indicative of severity. Look at other clinical signs too.
Source
www.rch.org.au
- ↑ RR
- ↑ WOB
- Retraction (intercostal, suprasternal, paradoxical abdo breathing)
- Accessory mm use (SCM contraction, nasal flaring, forward posture)
- ↑ HR
- ↑ BP
- ↓ Oxgenation (SaO2 <85% = cyanosis)*
*SaO2 is not indicative of severity. Look at other clinical signs too.
Source
www.rch.org.au