A 3-year-old child is brought to A&E with a 1-day history of barking cough, hoarseness, and inspiratory stridor, worse at night. He has a low-grade fe...

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A 3-year-old child is brought to A&E with a 1-day history of barking cough, hoarseness, and inspiratory stridor, worse at night. He has a low-grade fever. On examination, he is alert, has audible stridor at rest, and mild intercostal retractions. Oxygen saturation is 96% on room air. What is the most appropriate initial pharmacological treatment?

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Oral dexamethasone

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Oral amoxicillin

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Nebulised salbutamol

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Nebulised adrenaline

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Intravenous ceftriaxone

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