A 19-Month-Old Boy With Recurrent Respiratory Distress

We present a 19-month-old boy with a history of asthma who presented to the pediatric emergency department with noisy breathing and tachypnea partially responsive to albuterol. He was discharged to routine care at home. His parents brought him back the next day for persistent respiratory distress de...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric emergency care 2010-02, Vol.26 (2), p.134-138
Hauptverfasser:	Cross, Keith P, Randell, Kimberly A, Herr, Sandra M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acid-Base Equilibrium Albuterol - therapeutic use Alkalosis, Respiratory - blood Alkalosis, Respiratory - chemically induced Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Aspirin - poisoning Asthma - complications Asthma - drug therapy Bicarbonates - blood Biological and medical sciences Bites, Human - complications Child Abuse Chlorides - blood Developmental Disabilities - complications Emergencies Emergency and intensive respiratory care Humans Hyperventilation - blood Hyperventilation - chemically induced Infant Intensive care medicine Male Medical sciences Poisoning - blood Poisoning - diagnosis Recurrence Salicylates - blood
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Zusammenfassung:	We present a 19-month-old boy with a history of asthma who presented to the pediatric emergency department with noisy breathing and tachypnea partially responsive to albuterol. He was discharged to routine care at home. His parents brought him back the next day for persistent respiratory distress despite routine home albuterol. A check of electrolytes showed a low bicarbonate level.
ISSN:	0749-5161 1535-1815
DOI:	10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181ce3052