A Child Is Admitted to the Hospital with Asthma

question 46

Multiple Choice

A child is admitted to the hospital with asthma. Which assessment findings support this diagnosis?

• A) Nonproductive cough, wheezing
• B) Fever, general malaise
• C) Productive cough, rales
• D) Stridor, substernal retractions

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