After Placing a Stethoscope Over a Small Child's Trachea, the Therapist

question 12

Multiple Choice

After placing a stethoscope over a small child's trachea, the therapist hears expiratory stridor. Which of the following conditions is consistent with this finding?

• A) Laryngotracheobronchitis
• B) Adenotonsillar hypertrophy
• C) Asthma episode
• D) Tracheomalacia

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Definitions:

Middle

Being at a point or position equally distant from the sides, edges, or ends; centrally located.

Abnormal

Deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying.

Prefix

A morpheme added at the beginning of a word to adjust or qualify its meaning.

Combining Vowel

A vowel, often 'o' or 'i', used in medical terminology to ease the pronunciation between the word root and the suffix or between two word roots.