Your patient is a nine-month-old infant in respiratory distress with grunting respirations of 50 per minute, nasal flaring, and intercostal retractions. He is pale, and you note scattered bilateral wheezing on auscultation of the lungs. The mother states that the child is healthy and up-to-date on all his immunizations. Which of the following conditions is most likely, based on this information?
A) New onset asthma
B) Bacterial tracheitis
C) Bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus
D) Epiglottitis due to Haemophilus influenzae type b
C
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EMS calls begin when firefighters ____.
A. thoroughly understand the situation B. reach the victim C. leave the station D. arrive at the fire scene
The objective used to locate the cell counting areas of the hemacytometer is the ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
By the ________ week of gestation, fetal heart tones can be auscultated by stethoscope
A) 16th B) 24th C) 20th D) 12th
To maintain noise control, the nursing assistant should:
A. avoid yelling for help in an emergency. B. worry about noise only at night. C. turn down loud radios and TVs. D. whisper softly.