title: Common pediatric respiratory emergencies.
abstract: Pediatric respiratory illnesses are a huge burden to emergency departments worldwide. This article reviews the latest evidence in the epidemiology, assessment, management, and disposition of children presenting to the emergency department with asthma, croup, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: McGill University FRCP Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Avenue West, Room A4.62, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A1. joseph.choi@mail.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Gary L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy