Grunting in neonates
Grunting is an expiratory noise made by neonates with respiratory problems. It generally occurs throughout the expiratory phase of breathing, and represents breath against a partially closed glottis. It may be considered a self administered form of peak end expiratory pressure; by maintaining a high pressure more oxygen diffuses into the blood in the lungs.
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