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Dexamethasone Treatment For Croup

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Dr. Suma Parinam MD

Is there any other treatment for croup than going straight to steroids ? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suma Parinam ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Arun MD

croup? What is that? Can her big brother or mommy or daddy catch it? will she be alright? what is the treatment? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Rajkishori Godhi MD

HOW DO YOU TREAT CROUP? 2 YO BOY WITH CROUP. WENT TO HOSPITAL LAST NIGHT. GAVE HIM READIPRED. WE JUST GAVE HIM THE SAME. PLUS PANADOL FOR TEMP. WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? THANK YOU. XXXXXXX DI LELLO ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajkishori Godhi ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Uma Rajah Ananth MD

My 2 1/2 year old daughter is having watery stools and they smell like vomit. She did have croup last week and had the steroid treatment at that time. Should I be concerned about this? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Uma Rajah Ananth ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Hema Yadav MD

Can i give a Tab. Omnacortil ( Prednisolone ) for a child with croup (Has harsh sound, become more rominent when crying ). Her weight is 10 kg. So that she may get some releif. i doubts it is Croup? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hema Yadav ( Pediatrician)

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Dr. Chandra Shekhar MD

My almost three year old was diagnosed with croup last night after a respiratory distress episode ... 6weeks +5 days. They are foaming saliva coughing and have congested nasal passage I this too croup? What ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chandra Shekhar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.  Ralph Chambers MD

Hello, my 18 month old daughter was diagnosed with croup today. Our pediatrician perscribed 1 (4)mg tablet of Dexamethasone but said most cases of croup do not require it unless the child absolutely... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ralph Chambers ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Irshad H Naqvi MD

My 2 year old daughter had been fine with no signs of getting a cold. Tonight she woke up crying gasping for air. She seems to be making a croup sound like cough. Can she have croup without any other ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Irshad H Naqvi ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

[My 8 year old has a croupy cough which comes out mor ein morning and night and when she is running around so we have restricted activity. She has no fever or other symptoms. She has been on a steroid now twice a day since... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

Is it safe to give budecort nebulization for my 6 year old? He sufferes from viral croup. And wenever, he gets a croup attack, doc advises asthalin/ duolin nebulization and budecort 0.5 mg ( for three ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)