What Is the Main Clinical Risk Facing a Patient with Epiglottitis

question 4

Multiple Choice

What is the main clinical risk facing a patient with epiglottitis?

• A) Secretions will block the trachea.
• B) The epiglottis will bleed.
• C) The laryngeal inlet may become covered by the epiglottis.
• D) The vocal cords will spasm and close the laryngeal inlet.

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