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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Children

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Diagnosis of OSAS<br />

-Increased respiratory effort-<br />

• Correlates with OSA<br />

• Retractions, <strong>in</strong>tercostal, sternal, suprasternal,<br />

supraclavicular, flar<strong>in</strong>g of the nares, use of<br />

accessory muscles, paradoxical <strong>in</strong>ward<br />

motion of the rib cage dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>spiration<br />

• Parents often describe the breath<strong>in</strong>g as<br />

“frighten<strong>in</strong>g”

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