Transferrin saturation is a calculated value resulting from a medical laboratory test to measure the amount of iron bound to transferrin in the blood. The liver produces transferrin, which is a protein that serves to bind iron molecules and carry them through the bloodstream to the bone marrow.
In addition to the cough, your child may also have a hoarse voice and have laboured breathing. Croup is most common in autumn and winter, and when a child is between 6 months and 3 years old. However, older children up to 15 years old sometimes get croup too. Croup is a common respiratory condition in children caused by either a viral infection or allergy.
Croup is usually mild and lasts less than a week. More severe cases are due to difficulty breathing caused by swelling in the upper part of the windpipe. 11. 85% of children examined at the emergency room have mild croup.iral croup is the most common type and is caused by viruses, such as adenoviruses (cold viruses) and influenza (flu) viruses. Viral croup (laryngotracheitis) and recurrent croup (spasmodic) are difficult to distinguish between clinically as both can be associated with viral infections and are similar in appearance.