Sternal recession occurs when the space between the ribs and the sternum moves more inward than usual during breathing. This inward movement happens as the body exerts extra effort to …

2022年9月2日 · Suprasternal retractions: When the skin in the middle of your neck sucks in. It’s also called a tracheal tug. Superclavical retractions: Happen on the part of your neck above …

Intercostal retractions happen when your airways are narrowed or blocked. Your skin and muscles get sucked in around your ribs when you breathe in. You might be able to see the outline of …

2021年11月29日 · Respiratory retractions can affect children and adults, and many conditions — such as asthma, pneumonia, and severe allergic reactions — can cause them. If respiratory …

2011年11月1日 · Retractions, the inward movement of the skin of the chest wall or the inward movement of the breastbone (sternum) during inspiration, is an abnormal breathing pattern. …

Effort of breathing – Increased effort or work of breathing if the following is present: tachypnoea, sternal/subcostal/intercostals recession, use of accessory muscles, flaring of ala nasi and …

2018年1月1日 · Recession is a clinical sign of respiratory distress which occurs as increasingly negative intrathoracic pressures cause indrawing of part of the chest. Note that it is also a …

2019年11月1日 · Intercostal retractions indicate that something is blocking or narrowing your airway. Asthma, pneumonia, and other respiratory diseases can all cause a blockage. Seek …

2022年12月23日 · Signs of increased WoB: IC and SC recession, tracheal tug, sternal recession, nasal flaring, head bobbing, grunting. Head bobbing and grunting are particularly concerning …

In tiny babies even the sternum itself may be drawn in (sternal recession) – as children get older, the rib cage becomes less pliable and signs of accessory muscle use (see below) will be seen. …