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9 paź 2012 · When your doctor tells you to look to the side and cough, he or she is checking you for a hernia. A hernia is caused by a weakness in the abdominal wall which allows the abdominal contents (mostly fat, but rarely intestines) to slip down in to the scrotal sac (commonly referred to as your “balls”).
In young children with sudden cough and no fever or URI symptoms, the examiner should have a high index of suspicion for foreign body aspiration. Testing Children with red flag findings should have pulse oximetry and chest x-ray.
In this article, we suggest an approach to a child with chronic cough in the primary care setting, common causes of chronic cough in children, and indications for referral to a paediatric respiratory specialist for further evaluation and investigations.
The reported severity of a child’s cough may relate to how it affects parents and teachers. Recent evidence has highlighted that parental reporting of the frequency and severity of a child’s cough is unreliable compared with objective measures, and this is especially true for nocturnal cough.
15 gru 2011 · Cough is a common indication of respiratory illness and is one of the more common symptoms of children seeking medical attention. Not only does it cause discomfort for the child, cough also elicits stress and sleepless nights for their parents.
Peak cough flow can be used in children who are unable to generate an effective cough to clear secretions. It provides an overall assessment of components required to generate a cough and can be affected by reduced muscle strength, neurological dysfunction or underlying pulmonary complications.
17 maj 2022 · Cough is the most obvious sign you’ll encounter if your child has bronchitis. The cough may start with or without mucus that ranges in color from clear to yellow, gray, or green .
