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Signs and symptoms
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Possible cause
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Fast breathing, cough, tachycardia, fever (Temp more than 38°C), looks unwell
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Chest infection
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Cough, fast breathing, wheeze, runny nose — age 2–11 months
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Bronchiolitis
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Cough, fast breathing, wheeze, runny nose, fever — age 1 year and over
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Viral induced wheeze — medical consult
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Frequent night cough
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Asthma
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Frequent chest infections, chronic moist or productive cough
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Chronic Suppurative Lung Disease
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Coughing in spells, with or without whoop
Vomiting, going red in face, cyanosis (blue lips), apnoea (stopping breathing) with
coughing spells
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Whooping Cough — medical consult
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Noisy breathing, wheeze
Story of choking on something
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Inhaled foreign body — medical consult
Choking
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Barking cough, stridor (noisy when breathing in)
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Croup — medical consult
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Fast breathing, tachycardia, pallor, cyanosis, sweating, difficulty feeding
Known heart problems, fast breathing, sweating, thready pulse, fatigue, oedema
Fever (infection elsewhere) may expose underlying heart problems
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Heart failure — medical consult
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Rapid breathing without signs of increased work of breathing
Often with abdominal pain, vomiting and tachycardia
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Diabetic ketoacidosis — medical consult
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