A 10-month-old infant presents with cough, poor feeding and wheeze. He is tachypnoeic with RR 60/min, SpO2 90% on air, and has chest wall recession an...

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A 10-month-old infant presents with cough, poor feeding and wheeze. He is tachypnoeic with RR 60/min, SpO2 90% on air, and has chest wall recession and nasal flaring. Auscultation reveals widespread crackles and wheeze. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Bronchiolitis

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Asthma

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Croup

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Pneumothorax

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Whooping cough

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Bronchiolitis

A 10-month-old infant presents with cough, poor feeding and wheeze. He is tachypnoeic with RR 60/min, SpO2 90% on air, and has chest wall recession and nasal flaring. Auscultation reveals widespread crackles and wheeze. What is the most likely diagnosis?