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Bronchiolitis severity scale.
| Parameter | Score |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | <120 | 120–160 | >160 |
| Breath rate (breaths/min) | <40 | 40–60 | >60 |
| Wheezing | Expiratory | Inspiratory | Heard without auscultation |
| Cyanosis | Normal skin | Mild cyanosis | Moderate and serious cyanosis |
| Feedinga | Readily | Reluctantly | Oral feeding impossible |
| SaO2 (%) | >98 | 94–98 | <94 |
SaO2 with the use of pulsoximeter; anatural or artificial feeding. Score: ≤6, mild; 7–12, moderate; 13–18, serious bronchiolitis.
