Hi everyone and welcome back to EM Basic. My name is Zach Hodges. I'm a pediatric hospital. It's

at the Medical College of Georgia, and I have the pleasure of bringing you another pediatric topic.

Today's episode is another crossover with the MCG pediatric podcast, and I encourage you to check us out if you'd like to hear more pediatric content.

On this episode, I am joined by

Gabriella Mendel and Dr. Reda Bessali. Gavriela is a medical student here at MCG, and Dr. Bessali

is a professor of pediatrics and a pediatric hospitalist here at our institution. With that,

let's jump right into the conversation. The first voice that you will hear will be Dr. Bessali,

telling us what is bronchialitis and why will hear will be Dr. Brassali telling us

what is bronchialitis and why this topic is so important. Broncholitis is a seasonal viral,

lower respiratory infection that typically begins in the fall and peaks in the winter each year.

It is one of the greatest burdens in pediatrics health worldwide. It's caused by respiratory

viruses, especially RSV or respiratory

syncytial virus, that infect the lower airways. This causes inflammation, edema, and increased

mucus production that ultimately can lead to worsening respiratory distress. Children that are most

severely affected are unable to breathe or maintain normal feeding and may become dehydrated.

This is something that is really difficult for our patients and their families.

The peak incidence is between three and six months and this is the most common reason for an infant less than one year of age to be admitted to the hospital.

Thanks for the great overview.

Next, I thought we could work through a case.

Our patient is a previously healthy four-month-old male who presents to the emergency department

with a three-to-four-day history of rhinorrhea and possible fever.

Mom states that at first, he just seemed congested.

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