Acute bronchiolitis  

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Bush, Andrew ; Thomson, Anne H.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: British Medical Journal (keterangan: ada di Proquest) vol. 335 no. 7628 (Nov. 2007), page 1037.

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: B16.K.2007.01 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Summary points • Bronchiolitis caused by respiratory syncytial virus is an important and seasonal cause of respiratory morbidity in the first year of life • No effective preventive or therapeutic strategies exist, and supportive management is offered • Unnecessary investigations and ineffective treatment must be avoided • Many infants have medium to long term post-bronchiolitic symptoms, which should not be confused with true asthma and which do not respond to any current treatments Acute bronchiolitis is a clinical diagnosis. A UK Delphic process reached a 90% consensus that bronchiolitis "is a seasonal viral illness, characterised by fever, nasal discharge and dry, wheezy cough. On examination, there are fine inspiratory crackles and/or high-pitched expiratory wheeze."1 Internationally, the definition is sometimes broadened to include a first episode of acute viral wheeze. It is an annual and major cause of morbidity in infancy. Acute bronchiolitis is a very common serious respiratory illness in children. Inappropriate . . .

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