A 14-year-old male was presented to a hospital with complaints of respiratory distress for six hours. Medical history The patient had a medical history of long-standing mild persistent asthma. The patient reported intermittent improvement in his symptoms with albuterol . A day before this presentation, the patient reported having a new episode of fatigue and myalgia following his band practice session.
On the same evening, he reported developing a cough, congestion, emesis, difficulty in breathing, and a temperature of 104°F. To get relief, the patient had inhaled albuterol twice before arriving at the hospital with no improvement in his symptoms. Upon arrival at the emergency room, the patient’s oxygen saturations were 70-80% in room air. Physical examination On examining the patient, it was observed that he had: mild respiratory distress bilateral diminished breath sounds no wheezing…
