You see a 3-year-old boy in an ambulatory setting for localized wheezing on auscultation. Which statement by his mother would be most important to report?
A) She gives the child hard candy as an afternoon treat.
B) The child has two cousins who have many allergies.
C) She likes the child to play by himself for 15 minutes every afternoon.
D) The child was eating peanuts yesterday.
D
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