How Is Croup Diagnosed? The great majority of children with croup can be diagnosed from the history of the present illness and a physical examination that show the croup symptoms described above. Studies are not routinely required and should be reserved for those children who present with atypical...
Wet nebulised adrenaline (racaemic or l-adrenaline) is also an effective treatment for more severe cases of croup. Recent studies have shown that mist/humidified air provides no additional symptom improvement, nor does it alter the overall cause of the disease process. Currently, there is ...
Seventy-two children hospitalized for croup received on admission a single dose of either 0.6 mg/kg dexamethasone or an equivalent placebo intramuscularly ... ANNA㎜EENA KUUSELA,T Vesikari - 《Acta Paediatr Scand》 被引量: 277发表: 1988年 Treatment of croup with nebulised steroid (budesonide):...
For this reason, a child with croup may first complain of cold symptoms. These may include a runny nose or nasal congestion. The child also may have a low-grade fever or a mild sore throat. Later, the virus spreads farther down the throat. The linings of the voice box and windpipe ...
PREVIEWThe word "croup" is thought to be derived from an old Scottish word for croak, as in the sound of a raven. Could it be that Edgar Allan Poe had been up for a couple nights with a croupy child when, upon a midnight dreary as he pondered, weak and weary, he thought he ...
Symptomatic relief of a dry sore throat is sufficient for most children. Those with moderate to severe croup will need active airway management in the emergency department and may require inpatient care. CONCLUSION Viral croup is an acute self-limited disease of the upper airway in a child, ...
and the observation ward; intubation rate; and length of stay was obtained from a combination of state health records, hospital statistics, logbooks, and computer records.The numbers of children who presented to and were admitted to PMH with croup were similar for all years of the study period...
July1984 GIDEON KOREN, MD Author Affiliations Am J Dis Child.1984;138(7):699-700. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1984.02140450081026 FullText Abstract In Reply.—I agree with Lacroix and Massicotte that there are various differences in the design of the study by Massicotte and Tétreault1as compared with...
CR Westley,EK Cotton,JG Brooks - 《Am J Dis Child》 被引量: 371发表: 1978年 Nebulized Budesonide and Oral Dexamethasone for Treatment of Croup The effectiveness of glucocorticoids for patients with croup is well established but it remains uncertain which glucocorticoid regimen is most effective.To...
A cough is usually a sign that your child's body is trying to rid itself of an irritant. Common causes of cough include: Infection.Colds,flu, andcroupcan all lead to a lingering cough for kids.Coldstend to cause a mild to moderate hacking cough; theflua sometimes severe, dry cough; an...