Page 2 of 3: A 3-year-old male child is referred from primary health cent

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the sick child is put in one of the four classifications and managed accordingly--

i)very severe disease
ii)severe pneumonia
iii)pneumonia(not severe)
iv)no pneumonia:cough or cold

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CHEST INDRAWING if present treat as SEVERE PNEUMONIA

NO CHEST INDRAWING AND FAST BREATHING PRESENT treat as PNEUMONIA

if both as absent then label as NO PNEUMONIA

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VERY SEVERE DISEASE
not able to drink
convulsions
abnormally sleepy or difficult to wake
stridor in calm child
severe malnutrition

SEVERE PNEUMONIA and VERY SEVERE DISEASE have to be referred URGENTLY TO THE HOSPITAL....

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**FAST BREATHING WTH NO CHEST INDRAWING--PNEUMONIA

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The answer is Extensive crepitations on chest auscultations. because all others are better criteria for very severe pneumonia. Children can have ectensive crepitations in moderately severe pneumonia. But what is ARI programme?

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extensive crepitations. the ari programme does no use auscultative findings to classify pneumonia. it depends on RR, lower chest indrawing and very severe pneumonia on the prescence of head nodding, inability to feed, central cyanosis, etc.

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d is the right answer

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Definitely d

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Yes, the ans is D

They have asked as per ARI program criteria, & crepitations are not included in it..

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inability to feed

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