Pediatric Respiratory

5. a high pitched sound heard primarily on inspiration that results from an upper airway obstruction
8. airway disease characterized by inflammation and obstruction resulting from edema and increased mucous production
9. an adrenergic bronchodilator used for rescue treatment of asthma
13. middle and upper airway disease characterized by a seal like cough
14. the pulling inward of intercostal muscles during labored breathing
15. inflammation of the small bronchioles frequently caused by RSV
16. the sound caused by excessive fluid in the airways

1. difficulty speaking
2. life threatening bacterial croup with inflammation of the epiglottis and potential tracheal occlusion
3. fibrosis an autosomal recessive illness that interferes with the Na and Cl crossing the cell membranes results in thick mucous
4. bacterial or viral throat inflammation
6. respiratory distress
7. widening of the nostrils and a sign of respiratory distress
10. enlargement of the palatine tonsils
11. a drug class used to loosen and liquefy secretions.
12. a whistling sound that results from air obstruction in the lungs