CHARLES M. MYER III JAMES H. LIU
C. M. Myer III and J. H. Liu: Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology— Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital Medical enter, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Nose
Evaluation and Management
Oropharynx/Hypopharynx Evaluation and Management
Larynx
Evaluation and Management
Trachea/Bronchi Evaluation and Management
Stridor in the Neonate Chapter References
The signs and symptoms of obstruction in the neonate are characteristic of the site: nasal, oropharyngeal, supraglottic, glottic, subglottic, or tracheobronchial. Regardless of the cause of the obstruction, respiratory distress produces hypoventilation with an increase in partial pressure of carbon dioxide (Pco2) and decrease in partial pressure of oxygen (Po2). As with other conditions, the potential causes of neonatal respiratory distress can be categorized as congenital, traumatic, iatrogenic, inflammatory, and neoplastic (1,2,3,4,5 and 6).