The parents arrived in the Emergency Department looking terrified. Their baby was pale and looked sick. The child was breathing very fast, about a breath a second, and every time he breathed in his ribs sucked in as well. He was also making a strange grunting sound broken occasionally by a wet sounding cough.
The nurse measured his oxygen saturations at 90% on air and started the child on oxygen therapy before calling the Paediatricians. After a quick history and assessment of the baby the Paediatricians told the parents that their child had bronchiolitis and was going to be admitted. He would need help with his breathing and feeding for a while but that he should make a good recovery and with a bit of luck would be home within a few days.
The nurse measured his oxygen saturations at 90% on air and started the child on oxygen therapy before calling the Paediatricians. After a quick history and assessment of the baby the Paediatricians told the parents that their child had bronchiolitis and was going to be admitted. He would need help with his breathing and feeding for a while but that he should make a good recovery and with a bit of luck would be home within a few days.
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