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    This document provides guidance for assessing and classifying cough or difficulty breathing in children ages 2 months to 5 years. It outlines steps to [1] assess whether the child has cough or difficulty breathing, how long symptoms have been present, respiratory rate, chest indrawing, and listen for stridor. It then [2] provides guidance to classify the condition as chronic, tuberculosis, asthma, whooping cough or another problem based on the assessment. [3] It describes how to identify chest indrawing and listen for stridor to diagnose potential croup or other dangerous conditions.

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    This document provides guidance for assessing and classifying cough or difficulty breathing in children ages 2 months to 5 years. It outlines steps to [1] assess whether the child has cough or difficulty breathing, how long symptoms have been present, respiratory rate, chest indrawing, and listen for stridor. It then [2] provides guidance to classify the condition as chronic, tuberculosis, asthma, whooping cough or another problem based on the assessment. [3] It describes how to identify chest indrawing and listen for stridor to diagnose potential croup or other dangerous conditions.

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    Cough or Difficulty Breathing: (The Sick Child Age 2months-5years)

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    Michelle Vera Gabun
    This document provides guidance for assessing and classifying cough or difficulty breathing in children ages 2 months to 5 years. It outlines steps to [1] assess whether the child has cough or difficulty breathing, how long symptoms have been present, respiratory rate, chest indrawing, and listen for stridor. It then [2] provides guidance to classify the condition as chronic, tuberculosis, asthma, whooping cough or another problem based on the assessment. [3] It describes how to identify chest indrawing and listen for stridor to diagnose potential croup or other dangerous conditions.

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    COUGH OR DIFFICULTY

    BREATHING
    (The Sick Child Age 2months-5years)

    Tupac, Rushnol Jade


    Turqueza, Kristine
    Vaishnavi, Vishal
    Valdez, Hazel Mae
    Vea, Casey
    Title
    • Text
    • ASSESSMENT
    – Does the child have cough or difficulty
    breathing?
    – For how long?
    – Count the RR
    – Look for chest indrawing
    – Look and listen for stridor
    • CLASSIFY
    DOES THE CHILD HAVE COUGH
    OR DIFFICULT BREATHING?
    • Difficulty breathing
    – Unusual pattern
    – Fast, noisy, or interrupted
    • No cough
    – Proceed to diarrea
    – No further questions
    • YES
    – Next question
    FOR HOW LONG?
    • Chronic
    – More tan 30 days
    – tuberculosis, asthma, whooping cough or
    another problem.
    COUNT THE BREATHS IN ONE
    MINUTE
    • child must be quiet and calm
    • Tell the mother you are going to count her
    child’s breathing
    LOOK FOR CHEST INDRAWING

    Note: Only the soft tissue between the ribs goes in


    when the child breathes in  intercostal indrawing or
    intercostal retractions NOT CHEST INDRAWING
    LOOK AND LISTEN FOR STRIDOR

    • harsh noise made when the child breathes IN


    • swelling of the larynx, trachea or epiglottis
    (CROUP)
    • child who has stridor when calm has a
    dangerous condition
    • Put your ear near the child’s mouth
    • Wheezing noise when breathing OUT 
    NOT A STRIDOR
    THANK YOU!

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