Croup

Question 2

What is the most common causative organism of croup?

Answer 2

parainfluenza virus

Question 3

What are other causes of croup than parainfluenza virus?

Answer 3

RSV
rhinovirus
influenza

Question 4

What is the age range of onset of croup?

Answer 4

6 months to 6 years

Question 5

At what age is the peak incidence of croup?

Answer 5

the second year of life

Question 8

What are the typical presentation features of croup?

Answer 8

coryza and fever, followed by:

• hoarseness
• a barking cough like a sea lion
• harsh stridor
• variable difficulty in breathing, and
• symptom onset, and worsening, at night

Question 9

What is the most traditional and widespread conservative therapy used to manage croup?

Answer 9

inhalation of warm moist air

Question 10

What interventions should be administered to reduce the severity and duration of croup?

Answer 10

oral dexamethasone, or
nebulised budosenide

Question 11

In the event of severe airway obstruction in a patient with croup, what intervention can be used to provide temporary relief?

Answer 11

nebulised adrenaline

Question 12

When should a child be reviewed after administering nebulised adrenaline to manage airway obstruction in croup?

Answer 12

after 2-3 hours