The caregivers of a child bring the child to the emergency
care center, concerned that the child was fine before she went to bed, but woke up in the middle of the night with a bark-like cough and with difficulty breathing. What do these manifestations indicate to the nurse?
A) Spasmodic laryngitis
B) Tonsillitis
C) Adenoiditis
D) Epiglottitis
Ans: A
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