aka Pulmonary Puzzle 010
A 13 year-old boy with a history of allergic rhinitis is sent in to the emergency department by his family doctor. Three days previously he was exposed to smoke from a bushfire and has been having
aka Pulmonary Puzzle 010
A 13 year-old boy with a history of allergic rhinitis is sent in to the emergency department by his family doctor. Three days previously he was exposed to smoke from a bushfire and has been having difficult breathing since. He has been having sudden exacerbations where his chest and throat feels tight and he feels as though he can’t get any air in. There has been no improvement despite treatment with prednisolone and ventolin over the past 2 days.
In the emergency department he is tachypneic (RR26) but otherwise looks well and his other vital signs are within normal limits (including SpO2 99% OA). During examination you not