A 5-month-old infant presents with a 3-day history of cough and coryza, now with increasing work of breathing and poor feeding. Respiratory rate is 60...

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A 5-month-old infant presents with a 3-day history of cough and coryza, now with increasing work of breathing and poor feeding. Respiratory rate is 60 breaths/min, oxygen saturation 90% on air, and there are chest recessions and bilateral crackles and wheeze. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Bronchiolitis

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Viral-induced wheeze in an older child

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Asthma

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Croup

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Bacterial pneumonia

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Bronchiolitis

A 5-month-old infant presents with a 3-day history of cough and coryza, now with increasing work of breathing and poor feeding. Respiratory rate is 60 breaths/min, oxygen saturation 90% on air, and there are chest recessions and bilateral crackles and wheeze. What is the most likely diagnosis?