5-Minute Emergency Consult
Bronchiolitis
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Basics
Description
Lower respiratory tract infection by airway inflammation and bronchoconstriction with wheezes/tachypnea and respiratory distress and upper respiratory prodrome
Etiology
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in 85–90% of cases
- Influenza
- Parainfluenza
- Adenovirus
- Normally occurs during the winter months
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Basics
Description
Lower respiratory tract infection by airway inflammation and bronchoconstriction with wheezes/tachypnea and respiratory distress and upper respiratory prodrome
Etiology
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in 85–90% of cases
- Influenza
- Parainfluenza
- Adenovirus
- Normally occurs during the winter months
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