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.
C
If the patient's swollen epiglottis covers the laryngeal inlet, the airway will be completely obstructed. Epiglottitis does not cause the other listed problems.
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