Children croup

If a community pharmacist believes that a child may have croup they should refer them immediately to the hospital. While many croup patients can recover with no treatment, it can get worse very quickly. There is no definitive treatment for viral croup and therapy is based on maintaining airways and hydration. 

Winograd, H.L. (1977). Acute croup in an older child. An unusual toxic origin. Clin. Pediatr. (Phila.) 16 884-7. 

Fig. 2.1 Fold-changes in the area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) of rosuvastatin in the presence of intrinsic/extrinsic factors, as compared to the control group, Group 1 (without the specific intrinsic or extrinsic factor). Groups 2 and 3 under hepatic subjects with hepatic impairment as defined by Child-Pugh A and B, respectively. Groups 2, 3, and 4 under renal subjects with renal impairment as defined by creatinine clearance values of 50-80, 30-50 and <30 mb min 1.73 m2, respectively. Croup 2 under race Japanese sub-...

To Prevent a Betum of Croup. To prevent a return of this disorder, keep the child warm, avoid wet feet, cold, damp, easterly winds, Ac. Children whose constitutions dispose them to croup ought to have their diet properly regulated, and be kept from all crude, raw, and trashy fruits,... 

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