RT Book, Section
A1 Finder, Jonathan D.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7052232
T1 Chapter 519. Chest Wall and Respiratory Muscle Disorders
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7052232
RD 2024/04/20
AB Chest  wall  disorders  range  from  cosmetic  to  life-threatening  and  are  not  uncommon  in  pediatric  medicine.  Disease  states  that  lead  to  diffuse  muscle  weakness  eventually  involve  the  respiratory  muscles  and  often  lead  to  chest  wall  disorders  secondarily.  Respiratory  “success”  can  be  thought  of  as  a  balance  between  pump  (respiratory  muscles)  and  load  (the  resistance  and  compliance  of  the  respiratory  system).