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Croup - The Simple Facts And The Cures by Robert Benjamin by Cascia T. Posted Sat 01 Nov 2008 10:44pm What is Croup: A sickness caused by a virus infection in the area of a child's vocal cords. It is most often recognized by a 'dog barking' cough, and fever. Croup usually... breathing, and maybe a fever. The cough that children with croup have is very distinctive, unlike other viral respiratory illnesses, which can cause a deep or rough cough, croup Read on »

Treatment of Croup in Children by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 13 Sep 2008 5:17am sounded croupy. She told me that in the past the pediatrician gave the child steriods when she sounded croupy. Also, the little girl was hospitalized on one occasion with the croup... her. The little girl did not have a fever, her lungs were clear and the only positive finding was a little pinkness of one ear which I had seen a few days before when I examined Read on »

Home Cures For Children's Croup by Malan Yu by Cascia T. Posted Sat 01 Nov 2008 10:44pm be given only orange juice and water in small quantities so long as the fever lasts. The child with croup should be kept in bed and isolated from others. Cold-packs applied, after... When children are affected with croup, they lose their usual cheerfulness and become irritated. There is a high pitched cracking noise with the intake of each breath. Some Read on »

Croup by Amy Mossoff Patient Expert

Posted Wed 24 Jun 2009 1:10pm It looks like Samantha has her first case of croup. Around 11pm last night, a sound came from her bedroom that made me sit up in bed, and made Adam run into our bedroom... closed anyway. Then she stayed in her room for the rest of the night. She woke up coughing a few times, but she stayed in bed. I hope this bodes well for the future of bedtime Read on »

The Croup is Crap. by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:20am Guess what we woke up to this morning? Christian coughing (more like barking) like a seal. This is my kid who NEVER gets sick. Good thing we were able to make...) with oral steroids. We got the go ahead with that. Chuck I guess has adult croup, and is on 3 different medications. So, here I am...taking care of both of my boys. Missing Read on »

Croup is here by Denise and Alan F. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 26 Nov 2010 9:39am cold. I always know when croup season has arrived when my little patients cough like a barking seal and sound like Demi Moore or Darth Vader. Here is some handy info: Q. Why is croup special compared to the common cold? A. Croup-causing viruses like the upper airway, right where the voice-box resides. A swollen voice-box causes the barking cough Read on »

Croup by Erin H. Posted Sun 07 Mar 2010 3:29pm On top of all the other cooties we have in a house, we can now add croup. Yes my littlest love and I made a trip to the ER early sat. morning. After 2 breathing treatment, one being a steroid, we got to go home. I am so thankful he didn't get admitted, but I am still worried. His cough is nasty, so very very nasty. His eyes turn red and his entire Read on »

The Croup Coup by Kandace Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Apr 2009 2:52pm Over the weekend we got some new chicks. Honestly, I love chicks. They are just so freaking cute. In totally unrelated news... My kid has Croup. Again... the cold and flu season this year without Croup. Except, you know, when you have a child that gets Croup every single time he gets a cold - Croup is bound to get you...eventually Read on »

Paucis Verbis card: Croup by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 20 Aug 2010 12:00am The most common cause of stridor in pediatric patients is croup, or laryngotracheobronchitis. The distinct high-pitched, seal-like,"barky" cough can be heard from outside the patient's room often. Check out the clip above that I randomly found on YouTube. Go to the 1:15 mark (near the end) to hear the barking cough. Poor but cute kid Read on »

Acid Reflux Linked to Chronic Croup - Yahoo! News by Rudy S. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 24 Sep 2008 11:42am Interesting information Link: Acid Reflux Linked to Chronic Croup - Yahoo! News. SUNDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Children who have continuing recurrence of croup could be suffering from stomach acid reflux problems, University of Utah researchers report. Read on »