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In children, low oxygen levels and lower chest indrawing are more sensitive than hearing chest crackles with a stethoscope or increased respiratory rate. [66] Grunting and nasal flaring may be other useful signs in children less than five years old. [67]
Acute bronchitis, also known as a chest cold, is short-term bronchitis – inflammation of the bronchi (large and medium-sized airways) of the lungs. [2] [1] The most common symptom is a cough. [1] Other symptoms include coughing up mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, fever, and chest discomfort. [2] The infection may last from a few to ten ...
Croup (/ k r uː p / KROOP), also known as croupy cough, is a type of respiratory infection that is usually caused by a virus. [2] The infection leads to swelling inside the trachea, which interferes with normal breathing and produces the classic symptoms of "barking/brassy" cough, inspiratory stridor and a hoarse voice. [2]
Walking pneumonia is joining whooping cough and RSV on the list of lung infections making children sick this fall. ... increased from 1% in April 2024 to 7.2% in early October, a sevenfold ...
Acute bronchiolitis is usually the result of viral infection by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (59.2% of cases) or human rhinovirus (19.3% of cases). [7] Diagnosis is generally based on symptoms. [1] Tests such as a chest X-ray or viral testing are not routinely needed, but may be used to rule out other diseases. [2]
Providing emergency care for kids has been my gig for over 20 years, and I’ve seen and treated a wide spectrum of urgent situations–everything from spiking fevers to broken bones, appendicitis ...
The infection then makes its way down to the bronchi. Symptoms include coughing up sputum, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest pain. Bronchitis can be acute or chronic. [1] Acute bronchitis usually has a cough that lasts around three weeks, [4] and is also known as a chest cold. [5] In more than 90% of cases, the cause is a viral infection ...
Doctors should not prescribe amoxicillin for ‘uncomplicated’ chest infections among children, researchers said. Antibiotic given to children with chest infections ‘not likely to help ...