As much as I feel sorry for the little ones I appreciate the actual real videos of the children in distress. Rather than relying on pictures or animations is a lot easier to understand what a respiratory distress actually looks like. Thank you for that! :)
Most images, videos and pathologies show infant dx. and tx. yet subject matter is titled pediatrics. I came looking for material supporting 8-12. Consider changing title.
I can’e find any medical professional to help me because…quite frankly, I have to explain my son’s condition to almost ALL medical professionals. He has Laryngomalacia. It’s an airway defect that causes respiratory distress. Basically…he has respiratory retractions including trachea ALL THE TIME. He has stridor ALL THE TIME. He has sleep apnea ALL THE TIME. He has trouble ALL THE TIME. The only indicators I have while he is sick with a respiratory cold is, counting breathing pattern in a minute and make sure it isn’t into 50 or 60s, watch for nasal flaring, listen to how the nose sounds, and see if he seems to be struggling. My question is. What can medical professionals do for my laryngomalacia baby when he is having more trouble than usual to breath from a respiratory cold. Bc the epinephrine nebulizing didn’t help much, the steroids sucked and coming off of them sucked. And abuterol shouldn’t be given to babies with laryngomalacia, it actually makes the condition worse. The only thing that seems to help is saline and serious nasal suction. Only problem is, I don’t have a medical grade sucker.