Post-tussive Vomiting in Pediatrics — 6yo Child | Pediatric Infectious | SMLE Q#17998
SMLE Question #17998
Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious
Objective: OBJ-113
Last updated: February 2026
A 6-year-old girl is brought for 10 days of worsening cough. Parents describe repeated paroxysms of rapid coughing followed by a high-pitched inspiratory sound, with post-tussive vomiting. She has no fever. Immunizations are incomplete. She is alert, with clear lungs between coughing episodes. Which medication is the most appropriate management to treat the suspected cause and reduce transmission?
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