🚨Infant Respiratory Distress🚨 👉 Infants can’t communicate - they show you when they are in distress You should ACT quickly if you notice: -Nasal flaring -Grunting -Head bobbing -Use of accessory muscles to breathe -Cyanosis ❄️ Acrocyanosis = peripheral cyanosis and is common/expected in the first hours after delivery. It can also occur in infancy due to cold temperatures and decreased perfusion 🚨 Central cyanosis is concerning at all times (this is a blue tinge to the lips, tongue, or other

Accessory Muscle Use Your decision to intubate a patient depends on a few things: 1) Oxygenation 2) Ventilation 3) Work of breathing 4) Cough/Secretion Clearance A patient with hypoxia without accessory muscle use can have a few different things going on: 1) Normal lung compliance --> consider shunt as a cause of hypoxia. 2) Neuromuscular weakness --> these patients might not be able to mount a strong accessory muscle use 3) Not that sick/distressed If I see a very hypoxic person without accesso