title: Apnea during sleep in the pediatric patient.
abstract: Pediatric respiratory disorders during sleep are primarily apneic problems that can be associated with a number of abnormalities. When apnea is secondary to a disease process, the main focus should be on the identification of that disease process and on the institution of appropriate therapy. When the apnea persists or when it is idiopathic, additional evaluation may be required to identify an appropriate course of management.
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000503:physiopathology; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000503:physiopathology; D007223:Infant; D012151:Resuscitation; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology*; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide