PEDIATRIC COUGH: Acute

PEDIATRIC COUGH: Acute URTI Symptoms Normal Chest Auscultation Wheeze and/or Crackles No Fever, No Tachypnea Acute Cough in Children( < 3 wks )Fever, Tachypnea No URTI Symptoms CXR Shows Consolidation Bacterial pneumonia CXR Shows Diffuse Changes Atypical or viral pneumonia Normal CXR Foreign body aspiration* Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis History or suspicion of foreign body? Post-nasal dripAsthma*Bronchiolitis/Bronchitis* Denotes acutely life-threatening causes