🩺 Symptom Guide
Wheeze
Assess urgently for severe asthma, anaphylaxis, COPD exacerbation, bronchiolitis or viral-induced wheeze in children, pneumonia, upper airway obstruction, and respiratory failure.
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Red flags
- Silent chest
- severe work of breathing
- inability to speak full sentences or feed
- cyanosis
First actions / assessment
- ABCDE first
- determine whether emergency admission or immediate senior review is needed
- record full vitals including respiratory rate and oxygen saturation
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- Full differential diagnosis list
- History, examination, and investigations
- Linked protocols and drug doses
- Offline access and portfolio logging
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