The Therapist Is Performing an Airway Clearance Technique to a 5-Month-Old

question 6

Multiple Choice

The therapist is performing an airway clearance technique to a 5-month-old child with a diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia. The child has a very weak cough and, although he appears alert, he cannot move. Which of the following disorders of the motor nerve should the therapist suspect?

• A) Polio
• B) Myasthenia gravis
• C) Spinal muscular atrophy
• D) Guillian-Barré

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