62) While working in the emergency department in the winter, y | Paediatrics videos & books

62) While working in the emergency department in the winter, you examine a 3-week-old female infant. The baby is accompanied by her mother and father. They report that the baby has been congested for the past 24 hours. The parents have been taking the infant’s temperature rectally and report that it has been normal. The infant was a born at 35 weeks’ gestation and was delivered by caesarian due to preeclampsia. On examination, you see a well-appearing infant with a respiratory rate (RR) of 46 and a heart rate (HR) of 112. The TMs are normal and the lung fields are clear to auscultation. The mother relates that she has had a “cold” for the past few days. The father reports that he smokes, but only outside. As part of your evaluation you perform a nasopharyngeal swab for RSV antigen, which comes back positive. The best course of action for this infant is which of the following?