Margaret N., 17

Margaret lives with other homeless children in the streets of town. She is hardworking and often works in the homestead around town, washing people's clothes to put food in to the mouth, Njeri likes cooking if given a chance she wants to be a chef in her career. Margaret was brought into the facility with the complaints of persistent productive cough, chest pains, wheezing and general body malaise. According to her guardian (a lady who has volunteered to take care of street families whenever in a position to),Margaret has been unwell for long and her health seems to be deteriorating. When they read about Helpster Charity in the posters she happily came to Good Hope Hospital to beg Helpster Charity to help her raise funds to facilitate treatment since she was very sick.

Margaret arrived at the hospital struggling with a heavy, productive cough, chest congestion, and labored breathing accompanied by wheezing. On examination, doctors detected transmitted sounds and rhonchi during auscultation—clear signs of respiratory distress. She was promptly treated with nebulization to ease her breathing and started on a comprehensive medication regimen. This included anti-inflammatory drugs to calm the airway inflammation, decongestants to relieve her chest, and a course of antibiotics to tackle any underlying infection. A few days after her discharge, a follow-up phone call brought good news—Margaret was breathing easy again, her symptoms had resolved, and she had made a full recovery.

Bronchitis should be treated urgently with antibiotics and antipyretics, if not treated Njeri's respiratory system would be at risk of developing breathing problems which may interfere with Oxygen circulation causing tissue damage. Margaret's prognosis is good since she presented to the hospital before any complications arose