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    The document discusses the pathophysiology of respiratory infections in children. Key factors that increase risk include a child's young age as well as environmental and immune system factors. The infection process involves inhalation of contaminated air, with organisms entering the respiratory tract and penetrating the lungs. As the body's defense mechanisms lose effectiveness, the organisms multiply in the alveoli, causing chest pain, irritation of the airways, and symptoms like fever and cough from the release of toxins and increased mucus production.

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    Pathophysiology: Modifiable Factors: Environment Low Immune System Non-Modifiable Factors: Age (Under 7 Y/o Is at Risk)

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    Stephanie Gapuz
    The document discusses the pathophysiology of respiratory infections in children. Key factors that increase risk include a child's young age as well as environmental and immune system factors. The infection process involves inhalation of contaminated air, with organisms entering the respiratory tract and penetrating the lungs. As the body's defense mechanisms lose effectiveness, the organisms multiply in the alveoli, causing chest pain, irritation of the airways, and symptoms like fever and cough from the release of toxins and increased mucus production.

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    CHAPTER V

    PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
    Non- modifiable Factors:
    Age (under 7 y/o is at risk)

    Modifiable Factors:
    Environment
    Low immune system

    Inhalation of contaminated air

    Organisms enter the respiratory tract

    Activation of defense mechanism

    Lose effectiveness of defense mechanism

    Penetrate the sterile lower respiratory tract (lungs)

    Affects alveoli

    Organism multiplies

    Chest pain

    Colonization of bacteria

    Irritation of airway

    Release damaging toxic

    Increase goblet cell

    Fever

    Production of mucous fluid


    Cough

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