SAQ 1136 – Young infant with respiratory distress

Marked out of 18.00

A 4-week-old baby presents to your urban ED with 2 days of rhinorrhoea, mild cough and increased work of breathing. She has had several episodes of slowed breathing that resolved with gentle stimulation and has not fed for 8 hours.

Observations: temperature 36.6 degrees C, HR 190 bpm, capillary refill 3 seconds, RR 70/min and SpO2 93% on room air. The chest X-ray is shown below.

Portable chest X-ray of a 4-week-old infant with respiratory distress
Infant chest X-ray.

List four (4) differential diagnoses.

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Describe and interpret the CXR.

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Outline your management steps.

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You prepare for intubation of this 4 kg infant. Complete the table.

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Total Score: 0 / 18

Percentage: 0%