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Respiratory Complications of the Gastrointestinal System

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Symptoms which are relatable to the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract are commonly encountered in infancy and childhood. Due to the relative anatomic proximity and shared innervation of the airway and esophagus, disease or inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract may contribute to pathophysiologic changes in the airway and lungs. The manifestation of symptoms and clinical findings such as cough, wheezing, dyspnea, or hypoxemia may occur in primary gastrointestinal disease and may create diagnostic uncertainty for the care provider. An awareness of this potential for overlapping symptoms and for their physiologic basis is advocated.

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  1. Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Sonal Malhotra M.D. & Mary A. Nevin M.D.

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  1. George Washington University School of Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA

    Anastassios C. Koumbourlis

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Malhotra, S., Nevin, M.A. (2018). Respiratory Complications of the Gastrointestinal System. In: Koumbourlis, A., Nevin, M. (eds) Pulmonary Complications of Non-Pulmonary Pediatric Disorders. Respiratory Medicine. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69620-1_2

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