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Bookmark or Share- Intercostal retractions: MedlinePlus Medical EncyclopediaIntercostal retractions occur when the muscles between the ribs pull inward. The movement is most often a sign that the person has a breathing problem. Intercostal retractions are a medical emergency.
- Intercostal Retractions: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland ClinicIntercostal retractions can mean that inflammation or a blockage in your lungs is making it hard to breathe. They’re concerning if they happen when you’re at rest — but not necessarily when you’ve just run a marathon.
- Signs of Respiratory Distress - Johns Hopkins MedicineRetractions. The chest appears to sink in just below the neck or under the breastbone with each breath or both. This is one way of trying to bring more air into the lungs, and can also be seen under the rib cage or even in the muscles between the ribs.
- Respiratory Retractions | The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e ...Retractions are best observed with the patient at rest and the chest exposed. Retractions from obstructive airway disease can be intercostal and supraclavicular and are usually accompanied by nasal flaring, increased expiratory phase, and increased respiratory rate.
- Retractions—A Serious Sign of Trouble Breathing In Infants and ChildrenRetractions, 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. Retractions mean that the child is having to use chest muscles (not usually needed) and neck muscles to get air into the lungs.
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