#CBCLIPS Episode 15: Boy with Trisomy 21, URI symptoms, and abnormal chest X-ray

#CBCLIPS Creator and Editor: Sherif Emil, M.D., C.M.; McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.
Dr. Emil is a Senior Editor of The Hendren Project and Editor-in-Chief of the Abdominal Wall Defects Section.


1. Case Presentation

  • 18-mo boy with trisomy 21 presents with 3 days of cough, fever, and congestion. 
  • His temperature is 39 C. 
  • Rest of vital signs normal. 
  • He has diffuse lung rhonchi, and a normal abdomen. 
  • O2 saturation on room air 97%. 
  • Chest X-ray shown below.

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How would you manage the patient? See Case Commentary Below


2. Case Commentary

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