maybe flail or flailing

Posted By: annabanana on 2008-03-28
In Reply to: question about chest exam - shawna

Subject: maybe flail or flailing

Although flaring of the nose does indicate respiratory distress, I doubt that is what he means because the next word is retractions. He seems to be talking specifically about the chest exam and respiratory effort in the chest.

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question about chest exam - shawna
- maybe flail or flailing - annabanana
- Yes, flaring is most likely correct (sm) - MT
- I found nasal flaring s/m - qtxan
  - flaring? - shawna
    - Makes sense to look at nasal see msg - qtxan
      - Thanks! - shawna

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