![]() ![]() Here is some care advice that should help.If you were given a follow-up appointment, be sure to keep it.This means the lower airway is getting tight. Most children just have coughing and fast breathing.Bronchiolitis is common during the first 2 years of life.What You Should Know About Bronchiolitis:.Bronchiolitis same or better than when last seen.Mild wheezing sounds last more than 7 days.Coughing causes vomiting 3 or more times.You think your child needs to be seen, but the problem is not urgent.Fever returns after being gone more than 24 hours.You think your child needs to be seen, and the problem is urgent.Age less than 6 months old and worse in any way.Caution: do NOT give your baby any fever medicine before being seen. High-risk child (such as chronic lung disease) and getting worse.No urine in more than 8 hours, dark urine, very dry mouth, no tears. Breathing is much faster than when seen.Wheezing (purring or whistling sound) is worse than when seen.New harsh sound with breathing in (called stridor).Lips or face have turned bluish, but only during coughing.You think your child has a life-threatening emergency.Lips or face are bluish when not coughing.Severe trouble breathing (struggling for each breath, can barely speak or cry).When to Call for RSV-Bronchiolitis Call 911 Now ![]() After coughing or sneezing are important times. Cover the nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.A doctor can diagnose bronchiolitis by listening to the chest with a stethoscope.Breathing has become noisy (such as wheezes).Ribs are pulling in with each breath (called retractions).Tight breathing so that your child can barely speak or cry.Struggling for each breath or short of breath.Respiratory distress is the medical name for trouble breathing. Trouble breathing is a reason to see a doctor right away. This means they can be infected many times. People do not develop life-long immunity to the RSV virus.RSV occurs in epidemics almost every winter. The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes most bronchiolitis.This narrowing results from swelling caused by a virus. A narrowing of the smallest airways in the lung (bronchioles) causes wheezing.Also likely if they have bronchiolitis more than 2 times. ![]() ![]() This is more likely if they have close family members with asthma.
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