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Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain 2007 7(6):215-217; doi:10.1093/bjaceaccp/mkm043
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© The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia [2007]. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

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Acute stridor in children

1. Which of the following have been shown to be effective in the treatment of moderate to severe viral croup in children?
  1. Nebulised adrenaline 1:1000.
  2. Oral dexamethasone.
  3. Nebulised dexamethasone.
  4. Nebulised budesonide.
  5. Inhaled Heliox.

2. The presentation of bacterial tracheitis differs from epiglottis in that:
  1. Stridor is inspiratory.
  2. There is dysphagia and drooling.
  3. The patient can lie flat.
  4. There is an antecedent history of an upper respiratory tract infection.
  5. Paroxysms of coughing produce copious tenacious secretions.

3. In the management of a child with epiglottitis:
  1. A lateral X-ray of the neck is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
  2. Direct inspection of the epiglottitis using a tongue depressor will show a swollen, red epiglottis.
  3. The child should be anaesthetised with a rapid sequence induction.
  4. Nebulised adrenaline will help ease respiratory distress.
  5. Peak incidence is at 3 years of age.

4. When securing the airway of a child with upper airway obstruction:
  1. Inhalational induction . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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