Paediatrics · History + examination

Barking cough

Medium

10 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 5

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Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in the emergency department. Ben Rowe has brought his daughter Matilda, 2, in at 1 am. She woke with a barking cough and noisy breathing after two days of a cold.

  1. Take a focused history from Matilda's father

  2. Examine the patient

  3. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your most likely diagnosis and differentials
    • Next steps in management, including relevant investigations
  • You do not need to summarise your findings
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