You respond to a patient with shortness of breath, confusion, and observe the SpO2 is 88 percent. Which of the following would support your suspicion of asthma?

A) Stridor on inspiration and expiration
B) Subcutaneous emphysema
C) Rhonchi in all lung fields
D) A non-productive nocturnal cough


D

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