A School-Age Child Has Had an Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

question 28

Multiple Choice

A school-age child has had an upper respiratory tract infection for several days and then began having a persistent dry,hacking cough that was worse at night.The cough has become productive in the past 24 hours.This assessment is most suggestive of what respiratory airway disorder?

• A) Bronchitis
• B) Bronchiolitis
• C) Viral-induced asthma
• D) Acute spasmodic laryngitis