Croup Flashcards
How is croup treated?
It is typically self-limiting within 48 hours
What advice should parents be given for supportive management?
- Sit child upright
- Give them fluids
- Comfort the child
What can often make the symptoms of croup worse?
Crying
If croup requires medical management, how should it be classified?
Mild, moderate or severe
What constitutes mild croup?
No stridor at rest
How is mild croup medically treated?
Single dose of dexamethasone at diagnosis
What constitutes moderate croup?
Stridor at rest without lethargy or agitation
How is moderate croup medically managed?
Single dose of dexamethasone and nebulised adrenaline
What constitutes severe croup?
Stridor at rest with agitation and lethargy
How is severe croup medically treated?
- Corticosteroids
- Nebulised adrenaline
- Supplemental oxygen
What may be required if there is impending respiratory failure?
Intubation
What can croup very rarely result in?
Respiratory failure and/or cardiac arrest
What are some other uncommon complications associated with croup?
- Bacterial tracheitis
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary oedema
