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Table 1 Respiratory Distress Assessment Instrument (From: Lowell DI, Lister G, Von Kloss H, McCarthy P. Wheezing in infants: the response to epinephrine. Pediatrics 1987; 87:939-45.)

From: Racemic epinephrine compared to salbutamol in hospitalized young children with bronchiolitis; a randomized controlled clinical trial [ISRCTN46561076]

 

0

1

2

3

4

Maximum Points

Wheezing

      

   Expiration

None

End

1/2

3/4

All

4

   Inspiration

None

Part

All

...

...

2

   Location

None

Segmental

Diffuse

...

...

2

Retractions

      

   Supraclavicular

None

Mild

Moderate

Marked

...

3

   Intercostal

None

Mild

Moderate

Marked

...

3

   Subcostal

None

Mild

Moderate

Marked

 

3

   Total

...

...

...

  

17

  1. * Within each variable (wheezing, retractions) the subscores are summed to give a total score. The maximum total points for wheezing is 8 and for retractions is 9.