The nurse educates the family of a newly admitted child with cystic fibrosis that the treatment will be centered on what therapy?
a. Chest physiotherapy
b. Mucus-drying agents
c. Prevention of diarrhea
d. Insulin therapy
ANS: A
Chest physiotherapy and aerosol medications are the center of treatment for cystic fibrosis.
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