intercostal retractions…

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retractions, the chest muscles, intercostal retractions, the inward movement, the muscles between the ribs, a result of reduced pressure, in the chest cavity, a sign of difficulty, breathing, chest wall is flexible, allows, normal breathing, cartilage that attaches the ribs, sternum, breast bone, allows free movement of bony structures so that the rib cage, expand, contract, breathing, muscles between the ribs, intercostal muscles, contract, pull the rib cage upward the diaphragm moves downward, increasing the volume, the chest cavity, causing air to be drawn, lungs, trachea, upper airway, smaller bronchioles, small airways, the lungs, become partially blocked so that air flow is restricted, normal increase in chest cavity size reduces the pressure, the chest, intercostal muscles, drawn inward, between the ribs, sucking in, the chest muscles, sign of airway obstruction, conditions that cause restriction, the airway, cause intercostal retraction, croup, pneumonia, bronchiolitis, foreign body, in the trachea, foreign object aspiration, ingestion, epiglottitis, asthma, anaphylaxis, retropharyngeal abscess, respiratory distress syndrome this, emergency requiring immediate medical attention, intercostal retractions occur, a sign of airway obstruction, quickly, become life-threatening, skin, lips, nailbeds, blue, person becomes confused, drowsy, hard to awaken, an emergency situation, in emergency situations, interventions, taken first to help, the breathing, oxygen, medications to reduce swelling, condition is stable enough, it, history, a physical examination performed, the airway obstruction, medical history, intercostal retractions in detail, time pattern, did it start, getting better, staying the same, occur all the time, quality, how bad is it, history, did notice significant that might have caused an airway obstruction, have you, child been ill, coughing, complaining of a sore throat, have seen the child putting, in the mouth that might have been inhaled, airway, did the child turn blue, wheeze, high-pitched sound, breathing, stridor, diagnostic tests, arterial blood gases, chest x-ray, laboratory tests, cbc, tests depending on the suspected cause, related to intercostal retractions.