This imaging modality is most useful in excluding unexpected congenital anomalies or other conditions [5, 6] ; it may also yield evidence of alternative diagnoses (eg, lobar pneumonia, congestive heart failure, or foreign body aspiration). [emedicine.medscape.com]

Sepsis evaluations in hospitalized infants with bronchiolitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1998 Mar. 17(3):231-6. [Medline]. Bloomfield P, Dalton D, Karleka A, Kesson A, Duncan G, Isaacs D. [emedicine.medscape.com]

In these patients, symptomatic treatment should be provided with cough suppressants, inhaled bronchodilators, and oxygen supplementation if needed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chronic cough due to nonbronchiectatic suppurative airway disease (bronchiolitis): ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Chest. 2006 Jan. 129(1 Suppl):132S-137S. [Medline]. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Diagnosis The diagnosis of bronchiolitis is based on clinical presentation, the patient’s age, seasonal occurrence, and findings from the physical examination, which may reveal the following: Tachypnea Tachycardia Fever (38-39 C) Retractions Fine rales [emedicine.medscape.com]

Diagnosis The diagnosis of bronchiolitis is based on clinical presentation, the patient’s age, seasonal occurrence, and findings from the physical examination, which may reveal the following: Tachypnea Tachycardia Fever (38-39 C) Retractions Fine rales [emedicine.medscape.com]

This imaging modality is most useful in excluding unexpected congenital anomalies or other conditions [5, 6] ; it may also yield evidence of alternative diagnoses (eg, lobar pneumonia, congestive heart failure, or foreign body aspiration). [emedicine.medscape.com]

A chest radiography revealing lung hyperinflation with a flattened diaphragm and bilateral atelectasis in the right apical and left basal regions in a 16-day-old infant with severe bronchiolitis. Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons. [emedicine.medscape.com]