Paediatrics · History

Noisy breathing in a baby

Medium

10 min station · 2 min reading · Recommended for Curtin Year 4 students

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2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in general practice. Your next patient is Gabriel Salonga, 6 weeks old, brought in by his mother, Rhea, who is worried about his noisy breathing.

  1. Take a focused history from his mother

  2. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your most likely diagnosis
    • Next steps in management
  • You do not need to examine Gabriel
  • You do not need to summarise your history to the examiner

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