You enter the room of a 2-year-old patient who presents with a "barking cough" typically associated with croup

Once the diagnosis is confirmed, which of the following medications could you recommend to help provide relief from subglottic swelling?
a. Albuterol
b. Levalbuterol
c. Racemic epinephrine
d. Salmeterol


ANS: C

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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