A child, age 3, is brought to the emergency department in respiratory distress caused by acute epiglottiditis. Which clinical manifestations should the nurse expect to assess?
a. severe sore throat, drooling, and inspiratory strider
b. low grade fever, stridor, and a barking cough
c. pulmonary congestion, a productive cough, and a fever
d. sore throat, a fever, and general malaise
Ans: a. severe sore throat, drooling, and inspiratory strider
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