- A toddler presents with a barking cough,stridor,and moderate intercostal retractions.skin is pink.
- what is the initial intervention?
- cricothyroidectomy
- chest radiograph
- dexamethasone .6 mg/kg i/v
- nebulized epinehrine
a barking cough in a toddler is croup ,(altb).croup is treated with dexamethasone .6 mg/kg i/v or oral and nebulized epinephrine .5 mg
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