When caring for a client with acute bronchitis, which findings indicate a viral infection?
A) A severe and prolonged cough
B) A cough that produces copious amounts of sputum
C) Finding of increased lung density (consolidation) on the chest x-ray
D) The cough only lasts several hours
A) A severe and prolonged cough
Explanation: A) Acute bronchitis caused by a viral infection produces a cough that may be severe and prolonged but not produce much sputum. Pneumonia can be differentiated from acute bronchitis by the consolidation (increased lung density) that is evident on chest x-ray in pneumonia.
B) Acute bronchitis caused by a viral infection produces a cough that may be severe and prolonged but not produce much sputum. Pneumonia can be differentiated from acute bronchitis by the consolidation (increased lung density) that is evident on chest x-ray in pneumonia.
C) Acute bronchitis caused by a viral infection produces a cough that may be severe and prolonged but not produce much sputum. Pneumonia can be differentiated from acute bronchitis by the consolidation (increased lung density) that is evident on chest x-ray in pneumonia.
D) Acute bronchitis caused by a viral infection produces a cough that may be severe and prolonged but not produce much sputum. Pneumonia can be differentiated from acute bronchitis by the consolidation (increased lung density) that is evident on chest x-ray in pneumonia.
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