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Croup CORRECT ANSWERS IG: Viral infection of the upper airway with a barking cough and often stridor, low grade fever developed over 2-5 days, rhinorrhea, marked intercostal retractions. X-ray shows pencil point of the upper airway. DM: give racemic epi (if you have to give more than 1 be worried) and corticosteroids Decadron (dexamethasone), along w/ cool aerosol mist. If no improvement with epi suction and intubate. make sure to listen for a leak around the cuff before you extubate. neo...