Croup

A 2-year-old boy, fully immunised, wakes at 2 am with a harsh, seal-like cough and noisy breathing. He has had a runny nose for a day. In the department he has…

Clinical rotations · common

A 2-year-old boy is brought to a regional emergency department at 3 am with two days of runny nose and a harsh barking cough. Forty minutes ago he was given dex…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 2-year-old boy brought in at 2 am has a harsh barking cough and a hoarse cry. His general practitioner gave him prednisolone 1 mg/kg nine hours ago and he set…

Pre-internship · middle twist

An 18-month-old boy wakes at 2 am with a harsh, barking cough and noisy breathing and is brought to the emergency department. He has had a runny nose for two da…

Clinical rotations · common