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==Classification of Croup== | ==Classification of Croup== | ||
Croup is classified by severity of symptoms through the Westley score of assessing croup severity, demonstrated in the table below: | Croup is classified by severity of symptoms through the Westley score of assessing croup severity, demonstrated in the table below:<ref name="pmid19445760">{{cite journal |vauthors=Johnson D |title=Croup |journal=BMJ Clin Evid |volume=2009 |issue= |pages= |year=2009 |pmid=19445760 |pmc=2907784 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
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Overview
Classification of Croup
Croup is classified by severity of symptoms through the Westley score of assessing croup severity, demonstrated in the table below:[1]
| Feature | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| Chest wall retraction | None | Mild | Moderate | Severe | ||
| Stridor | None | With agitation | At rest | |||
| Cyanosis | None | With agitation | At rest | |||
| Level of consciousness | Normal | Disoriented | ||||
| Air entry | Normal | Decreased | Markedly decreased | Markedly decreased | Markedly decreased | Markedly decreased |
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