Wheezing
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Wheezing Home Care: Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have wheezing and any of the following:
Confusion
Coughing up blood
Coughing
up brown mucus
Cyanosis
Fainting
Faintness
Leg swelling (unilateral)
Leg swelling (bilateral)
Peak flow measurements in the red or yellow zone
Rib retractions
Use of the neck muscles to aid breathing
Nasal flaring
Fever
over 101 degrees F (38.3 C)
Waking up with wheezing
Worsening
cough
Worsening
difficulty breathing
Worsening
fatigue
Worsening wheezing
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Last Updated: Nov 4, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Wheezing References:
Castro-Rodriguez JA, Rodrigo GJ. beta-agonists through metered-dose inhaler with valved holding chamber versus nebulizer for acute exacerbation of wheezing or asthma in children under 5 years of age: a systematic review with meta-analysis. J Pediatr. 2004 Aug;145(2):172-7.
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2004 Jul-Aug;25(4 Suppl 1):S40-1.
Keeley D, McKean M. Asthma and other wheezing disorders of childhood. Clin Evid. 2003 Jun;(9):287-317.
Miranowski AC, Grammer LC. Occupational immunologic lung disease. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2004 Jul-Aug;25(4 Suppl 1):S36-7.
Roback MG, Dreitlein DA. Chest radiograph in the evaluation of first time wheezing episodes: review of current clinical practice and efficacy. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1998 Jun;14(3):181-4.
