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Prednisone Dosage For Croup

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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)
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. Arun MD

My 2 year old granddaughter is in the ER. She was having trouble breathing. The doctor think it is croup? What is that? Can her big brother or mommy or daddy catch it? will she be alright? what is the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

Can Croup be caused or brought on by cold air, i.e. not wearing a coat in cold weather? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
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)

Public Forum Discussions

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)
Jay Indravadan Patel MD

I have croup feel in my chest ,my voice can t get back to normal, when I cough ,dry croup y my voice sound s hoarse, no fever ,actually feel pretty good just hate this croup ie feel in my bronchial ... View answer

Answered by : Jay Indravadan Patel ( Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist)
Dr.   Asra Ishtiaq Ahmed MD

croup symptoms. He gets it every fall. He did have croup plus she tested him for strep again and he was positive again. So he s been on steroid for croup and stronger antibiotic for strep. past 2 days... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Asra Ishtiaq Ahmed ( OBGYN)
Dr. Arshad Hussain MD

has had croup since he was two and the doctors feel he continues to have croup time to time when ... flovent . Do you think croup could of caused the enlarged ventricle? Could an enlarged ventricle... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arshad Hussain ( Critical Care Specialist)
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 cannot ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ralph Chambers ( General & Family Physician)