TY - JOUR T1 - BET 4: Chest x-rays in bronchiolitis JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 514 LP - 515 DO - 10.1136/emermed-2012-201374.5 VL - 29 IS - 6 A2 - , Y1 - 2012/06/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/29/6/514.abstract N2 - Report by: Catherine Williams, ST5 Emergency MedicineSearch checked by: Tom Bartram, ST5 Emergency MedicineInstitution: Royal Bolton HospitalRoyal Blackburn HospitalA 9-month-old infant is brought to the Emergency Department by his mother with a 3-day history of coryzal symptoms and increasing difficulty breathing. Ausculation reveals widespread wheeze and crepitations, and you make a clinical diagnosis of bronchiolitis. You wonder whether a chest x-ray is indicated to confirm this diagnosis and assess its severity.In (infants with bronchiolitis) is (chest x-ray) a useful investigation (to predict severity or alter management).Medline 1950-March 2012 AND embase 1980- March 2012 (exp Bronchiolitis, viral/ OR exp Bronchiolitis/OR bronchiolit*.af … ER -