A 4-month-old boy is brought to A&E in winter with a 3-day history of cough, poor feeding and increasing work of breathing. He is tachypnoeic with che...

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A 4-month-old boy is brought to A&E in winter with a 3-day history of cough, poor feeding and increasing work of breathing. He is tachypnoeic with chest recession and widespread fine crackles and wheeze. Oxygen saturation is 90% on air. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Bronchiolitis

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Asthma

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Croup

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Pneumothorax

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Foreign body aspiration

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Bronchiolitis

A 4-month-old boy is brought to A&E in winter with a 3-day history of cough, poor feeding and increasing work of breathing. He is tachypnoeic with chest recession and widespread fine crackles and wheeze. Oxygen saturation is 90% on air. What is the most likely diagnosis?