CROUP AND EPIGLOTTITIS

 

Based on "Livin' La Vida Loca" written by Robi Rosa & Desmond Child
 
Some childhood afflictions
Come around every fall
And stay right through the winter
Wreaking havoc on us all
Problems of respiration
Can be hard to get right
Two things present similar
If you're a neophyte

Upper airway afflictions
At first might make you insane
Bur after we are through with you
It will be so very plain
It will be straight in your brain

Time to talk about
Both Croup and Epiglottitis
You can learn all about
Both Croup and Epiglottitis
They're much more serious
Than just garden level bronchitis
That's why you must know
Both Croup and Epiglottitis
Croup and Epiglottitis

Croup is a viral disease
Affecting upper airways
It presents with barky cough and stridor
And it can go on for several days

But now Epiglottitis
Is bacterial in kind
And if the child's slobbering
It should be in your mind
That is what you might find

Got to learn about
Both croup and Epiglottitis
You must know all about
Both Croup and Epiglottitis
Be sure to rule out
Acute or chronic Tonsillitis
You must learn about
Both Croup and Epiglottitis
Croup and Epiglottitis

You treat croup with humidity
To help sooth inflamed airways
With Epiglottitis you should
Have a trach kit just in case
Complete occlusion takes place

Hope you know about
Both Croup and Epiglottitis
Please be thinking about
Both Croup and Epiglottitis
There's more to PEDS that just
Treating fever colds and rhinitis
Keep in mind about
Both Croup and Epiglottitis
Croup and Epiglottitis
Croup and Epiglottitis
 

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