Table 1. Respiratory Distress Assessment Instrument (Lowell wheezing score, From [14]).
Signs | Points | Maximum Points | ||||
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Expiration wheezing | None | End | 1/2 | 3/4 | All | 4 |
Inspiration wheezing | None | Part | All | 2 | ||
Location wheezing | None | Segmental: 2 lung fields | Diffuse: 3 lung fields | 2 | ||
Supraclavicular retractions | None | Mild | Moderate | Marked | 3 | |
Intercostal retractions | None | Mild | Moderate | Marked | 3 | |
Subcostal retractions | None | Mild | Moderate | Marked | 3 |