The nurse is caring for a 6-year-old patient with cystic fibrosis. The parents ask how the cystic fibrosis started. The nurse explains that the key feature in the presentation of cystic fibrosis includes what?
A) Airway obstruction
B) Obstructed bowel
C) Sweet-tasting sweat
D) Clubbing of the extremities
A
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CF results in the accumulation of copious amounts of very thick secretions in the lungs. Eventually, the secretions obstruct the airways, leading to destruction of the lung tissue. Parents will often comment that their child tastes salty, not sweet. Newborns with CF often present with meconium ileus but not a bowel obstruction. Clubbing of the extremities occurs after many years of inadequate oxygenation.
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